The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... fact that he was a thoroughly - posted politician of the straitest sect of the school of " States ' Rights . " Like all Virginians , he swore by the resolutions of '98 -'99 , which are , in their politics , what the Bible is to ...
... fact that he was a thoroughly - posted politician of the straitest sect of the school of " States ' Rights . " Like all Virginians , he swore by the resolutions of '98 -'99 , which are , in their politics , what the Bible is to ...
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... facts ; he vivified the skeleton by the match- less powers of his oratory , and for three hours entranced that grave body of men by the witchery of his eloquence . Even the venerable Chief Justice Marshall , who had been accustomed to ...
... facts ; he vivified the skeleton by the match- less powers of his oratory , and for three hours entranced that grave body of men by the witchery of his eloquence . Even the venerable Chief Justice Marshall , who had been accustomed to ...
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... facts were too strong against him . It is one of the curses of fraud that , like the breath of the upas , it destroys ... fact that he was , as yet , unconscious of his own intellectual stature . It was there that he for the first time ...
... facts were too strong against him . It is one of the curses of fraud that , like the breath of the upas , it destroys ... fact that he was , as yet , unconscious of his own intellectual stature . It was there that he for the first time ...
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... fact ; if so , and these pages should ever meet the eye of her- self or of any of her descendants , I should very much like to know if that old clock still marks the foot - falls of Time as he steps along our earth . He was always a ...
... fact ; if so , and these pages should ever meet the eye of her- self or of any of her descendants , I should very much like to know if that old clock still marks the foot - falls of Time as he steps along our earth . He was always a ...
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... fact that this decision could not bind the minors , etc. , proceeded to show it could not affect the case at bar , as it was based upon the assumption that the daughters were devisees of the land in common with the brothers , which ...
... fact that this decision could not bind the minors , etc. , proceeded to show it could not affect the case at bar , as it was based upon the assumption that the daughters were devisees of the land in common with the brothers , which ...
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Página 380 - Not as the flying come, In silence and in fear ; — They shook the depths of the desert gloom, With their hymns of lofty cheer.
Página 3 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Página 313 - The sky is changed! — and such a change! Oh, night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet, lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Página 3 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters ; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep.
Página 155 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives are prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time by law alter such regulations, or make new ones, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Página 178 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of...
Página 41 - While memory each scene gayly covered with flowers, And restored every rose, but secreted its thorn. Then Fancy her magical pinions spread wide, And bade the young dreamer in ecstasy rise : Now far, far behind him the green waters glide, And the cot of his forefathers blesses his eyes.
Página 112 - Senators and representatives shall, in all cases, except treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during the session of the General Assembly...
Página 387 - The quality of mercy is not strained, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Página 382 - We, thy children, have assembled in this far-distant land to celebrate thy birthday. A thousand fond associations throng upon us, roused by the spirit of the hour. On thy pleasant valleys rest, like sweet dews of morning, the gentle recollections of our early life; around thy hills and mountains cling, like gathering mists, the mighty memories of the Revolution; and far away in the...