 | 1867 - 288 pages
...short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts...considering, not how the Union should be best preserved, but cow tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall ba broken up and destroyed. While... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | 1856 - 286 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | 1856 - 282 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affairs of this Government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss liclow ; nor could I regard him as a safe counsellor in the affairs of this government, whose thoughts... | |
 | 1857 - 642 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, ction of its own members ? Would any thing, with such...principle in it, or rather with such a destitution bo best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall be broken up... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 pages
...myself to hang over the precipice of + Jisunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the abyss below ; nor could I regard him as a safe +counsellor in the affairs of the government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the union might best be... | |
 | Oliver Prescott Hiller - 1857 - 388 pages
...sight I could fathom the abyss below: nor could I regard him as a safe counselor in the affaire of the government, whose thoughts should be mainly bent on considering, not how the Union might best be preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the people, when it shall be broken... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 752 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the...mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should bn best preserved, bnt how tolerable might be the condition of the people when it shall be broken up... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...broken asunder. I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the...mainly bent on considering, not how the Union should he best preserved, but how tolerable might be the condition of the People when it shall be broken up... | |
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I have not accustomed myself to hang over the precipice of disunion, to see whether, with my short sight, I can fathom the depth of the abyss below... 
