Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant, Ex-president of the United States, to Various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1979 : to which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History, Volume 1, Part 2American News Company, 1879 |
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Page 347
... grand reviews and military dis- plays , was rather pleased than otherwise that he escaped the usual rounds of warlike pageants . Among the most pleasant of the visits made to Gen- eral Grant , was that of Sir Austen Henry Layard , the ...
... grand reviews and military dis- plays , was rather pleased than otherwise that he escaped the usual rounds of warlike pageants . Among the most pleasant of the visits made to Gen- eral Grant , was that of Sir Austen Henry Layard , the ...
Page 349
... grand story . Some day , when no man can say , those four six - winged seraphim , all in mosaic , Gabriel , Mi- chael , Raphael , and Israel , will shine resplendent , and the names of Abu - beker , Omar , and Osman. MOSQUES OF ST ...
... grand story . Some day , when no man can say , those four six - winged seraphim , all in mosaic , Gabriel , Mi- chael , Raphael , and Israel , will shine resplendent , and the names of Abu - beker , Omar , and Osman. MOSQUES OF ST ...
Page 355
... grand reception was offered to the Gen- eral by the King and Queen of Greece , which was of the most agree- able character . This fĂȘte was attended by all the foreign ministers and the notables of the coun- try . Here we saw , in all ...
... grand reception was offered to the Gen- eral by the King and Queen of Greece , which was of the most agree- able character . This fĂȘte was attended by all the foreign ministers and the notables of the coun- try . Here we saw , in all ...
Page 357
... grand- ness . Up rears a host of pillars of Pentelic marble , fashioned and conceived by the genius of a Phidias . This was the fortress , the shrine in which the old Greek worshiped , resplendent with statues of the gods . I am not ...
... grand- ness . Up rears a host of pillars of Pentelic marble , fashioned and conceived by the genius of a Phidias . This was the fortress , the shrine in which the old Greek worshiped , resplendent with statues of the gods . I am not ...
Page 359
... grand de- partures are fixed , and if there are stragglers - well , they must shift for themselves . A journey around the world requires exactly this kind of discipline , and the same order , system , and good judgment , which are ...
... grand de- partures are fixed , and if there are stragglers - well , they must shift for themselves . A journey around the world requires exactly this kind of discipline , and the same order , system , and good judgment , which are ...
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