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... knew that Death had met him . — There was moss and fern and a nodding white flower . It was not a bad place in which to die . In a pocket within his gray jacket he had a daguerreotype - a young and smiling face and form . His fingers ...
... knew that Death had met him . — There was moss and fern and a nodding white flower . It was not a bad place in which to die . In a pocket within his gray jacket he had a daguerreotype - a young and smiling face and form . His fingers ...
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... knew , ambulances , litter - bearers , lifting , serving one in a hundred . They were far - away , scattered over the stricken field . They would not come up here to Devil's Den . He knew they would not come , and he watched them as the ...
... knew , ambulances , litter - bearers , lifting , serving one in a hundred . They were far - away , scattered over the stricken field . They would not come up here to Devil's Den . He knew they would not come , and he watched them as the ...
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... and orchard . No man tended them , and they knew not what it was all about . To and fro and from side to side of the vast , cloud - wreathed Mars ' Shield galloped the riderless horses . At one of the clock all the guns , blue GETTYSBURG 7.
... and orchard . No man tended them , and they knew not what it was all about . To and fro and from side to side of the vast , cloud - wreathed Mars ' Shield galloped the riderless horses . At one of the clock all the guns , blue GETTYSBURG 7.
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... knew best , a wistful , precocious , sharp - witted creature , with whom , always and ev- erywhere , flowed the warm and glowing atmosphere of the Guardian Spirit , called out of his art heaven to mind this wayward nursling of Genius ...
... knew best , a wistful , precocious , sharp - witted creature , with whom , always and ev- erywhere , flowed the warm and glowing atmosphere of the Guardian Spirit , called out of his art heaven to mind this wayward nursling of Genius ...
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... knew better . ' I was playing it was a baby , ' whis- pered Earn . ' I heard it cry . ' And what is to come of it all ? Will the authorities be equal to the educa- tional problem ? Or must philosopher , scholar , romanticist , smother ...
... knew better . ' I was playing it was a baby , ' whis- pered Earn . ' I heard it cry . ' And what is to come of it all ? Will the authorities be equal to the educa- tional problem ? Or must philosopher , scholar , romanticist , smother ...
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Page 603 - The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To preach deliverance to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed, To preach the acceptable year of the LORD.
Page 665 - SWIFTLY walk over the western wave, Spirit of Night ! Out of the misty eastern cave, Where all the long and lone daylight Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear, Which make thee terrible and dear, — Swift be thy flight ! Wrap thy form in a mantle gray, Star-inwrought ! Blind with thine hair the eyes of day, Kiss her until she be wearied out, Then wander o'er city, and sea, and land, Touching all with thine opiate wand.
Page 172 - Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.
Page 96 - April 8, 1865. GENERAL R. £. LEE, COMMANDING CSA Your note of last evening in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely; that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.
Page 535 - ... and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side-arms of the officers nor their private horses or baggage. This done, each officer and man will be allowed to return to his home, not to be disturbed by United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.
Page 544 - After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
Page 665 - Death will come when thou art dead, Soon, too soon — Sleep will come when thou art fled; Of neither would I ask the boon I ask of thee, beloved Night— Swift be thine approaching flight, Come soon, soon!
Page 401 - The terms upon which peace can be had are well understood. By the South laying down their arms they will hasten that most desirable event, save thousands of human lives, and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed.
Page 401 - GENERAL: I received your note of this morning on the picket line whither I had come to meet you and ascertain definitely what terms were embraced in your proposal of yesterday with reference to the surrender of this army. I now request an interview in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose.
Page 394 - GENERAL: Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking the condition on which I will accept the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, is just received. In reply I would say that, peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely: That the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged.