Grant's Tour Around the World: With Incidents of His Journey Through England, Ireland, Scotland ...Forshee & McMakin, 1880 - 802 pages |
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... feet . When he had resumed his seat , his health was drunk amid tremen- dous applause . Soon after the guests departed , each feeling , no doubt , that such meetings served to cement more closely the human race in the bonds of a common ...
... feet . When he had resumed his seat , his health was drunk amid tremen- dous applause . Soon after the guests departed , each feeling , no doubt , that such meetings served to cement more closely the human race in the bonds of a common ...
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... feet high , and is surmounted by machiolated embrasures and apartments for gatekeepers and attendants . At the eastern corner stands York Tower , on the west the Lancaster Tower , which corresponds to the York Tower . The tower in honor ...
... feet high , and is surmounted by machiolated embrasures and apartments for gatekeepers and attendants . At the eastern corner stands York Tower , on the west the Lancaster Tower , which corresponds to the York Tower . The tower in honor ...
Page 88
... feet long , and extends around the south and east sides of the quadrangle . In rough weather it is used as a promenade . Entrance to the principal rooms is had through folding doors . The ceiling , which is very lofty , is divided into ...
... feet long , and extends around the south and east sides of the quadrangle . In rough weather it is used as a promenade . Entrance to the principal rooms is had through folding doors . The ceiling , which is very lofty , is divided into ...
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... feet and cheered lustily , and the crowd outside , numbering six thousand people , caught up the cheer and were enthu- siastic in their demonstrations of welcome . After the conclusion of the banquet , a grand ball was given , at which ...
... feet and cheered lustily , and the crowd outside , numbering six thousand people , caught up the cheer and were enthu- siastic in their demonstrations of welcome . After the conclusion of the banquet , a grand ball was given , at which ...
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... feet in height , run transversely , which are broken by fissures of often appal- ling width . Prodigious blocks of granite , that have descended from the surrounding aiguilles , abound on the more level portions of the glacier . In many ...
... feet in height , run transversely , which are broken by fissures of often appal- ling width . Prodigious blocks of granite , that have descended from the surrounding aiguilles , abound on the more level portions of the glacier . In many ...
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Page 328 - And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Jesus.
Page 496 - The sunken glen, whose sunless shrubs must weep, The tender azure of the unruffled deep, The orange tints that gild the greenest bough, The torrents that from cliff to valley leap, The vine on high, the willow branch below, Mix'd in one mighty scene, with varied beauty glow.
Page 328 - Is it not that the LORD hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance? When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah ; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou...
Page xv - GRANT: Understanding that your lodgment at Chattanooga and Knoxville is now secure, I wish to tender you and all under your command my more than thanks, my profoundest gratitude for the skill, courage, and perseverance with which you and they, over so great difficulties, have effected that important object. God bless you all.
Page 609 - Commerce had as many pilgrims as religion. All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. From the looms of Benares went forth the most delicate silks that adorned the balls of St. James's and of Versailles, and in the bazaars the muslins of Bengal and the sabres of Oude were mingled with the jewels of Golconda and the shawls of Cashmere.
Page 602 - ... supported by twelve pillars, all richly emblazoned with costly gems, and a fringe of pearls ornamented the borders of the canopy. Between the two peacocks stood the figure of a parrot of the ordinary size...
Page 779 - In a Republic like ours, where the citizen is the sovereign and the official the servant, where no power is exercised except by the will of the people, it is important that the sovereign— the people— should possess intelligence. The free school is the promoter of that intelligence which is to preserve us a free Nation...
Page 496 - ... way, And frequent turn to linger as you go, From loftier rocks new loveliness survey, And rest ye at our
Page xiv - When at Ringgold, we rode for half a mile in the face of the enemy, under an incessant fire of cannon and musketry ; nor did we ride fast, but upon an ordinary trot ; and not once do I believe did it enter the General's mind that he was in danger. I was by his side and watched him closely. In riding that distance we were going to the front, and I could see that he was studying the positions of the two armies, and, of course, planning how to defeat the enemy, who was here making a most desperate stand,...
Page 56 - I had proposed to leave Liverpool immediately on arrival, and proceed to London, where I knew our Minister had made arrangements for a formal reception, and had accepted for me a few invitations of courtesy ; but what was my surprise to find nearly all the shipping in port at Liverpool decorated with flags of all nations, and from the mainmast of each the flag of the Union was most conspicuous.