 His power as a commander was developed slowly and silently ; not like volcanic land lifted from the sea by sudden and violent upheaval, but rather like a coral island, where each increment is a growth — an act of life and work. Power exhibits itself...  Reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland - Seite 81von Society of the Army of the Cumberland. Reunion - 1870Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Abram Garfield - 1871 - 276 Seiten
...order, for the fate* of a battle General George H. Thomas. 29 may turn on a buckle or a linch-pin." He understood so thoroughly the condition of his army,...whose aid he held and bound Prometheus to the rock. 30 Life and Character of than THOMAS — more genius for planning and executing bold and daring enterprises;... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1871 - 64 Seiten
...a linch-pin." He understood so thoroughly the condition of his army, and its equipment, that \vheii the hour of trial came, he knew how great a pressure...whose aid he held and bound Prometheus to the rock. In subduing our great rebellion, the Republic called to its aid men who represented many forms of great... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1881 - 738 Seiten
...knew no bounds. His power as a commander was developed slowly and silently; not like volcanic laud lifted from the sea by sudden and violent upheaval,...whose aid he held and bound Prometheus to the rock. "In subduing our great rebellion, the Republic called to its aid men who represented many forms of... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - 1881 - 698 Seiten
..."Power exhibits itself under two distinct forms — strength and force — each possessing pecidiar qualities, and each perfect in its own sphere. Strength...whose aid he held and bound Prometheus to the rock. "In subduing our great rebellion, the Republic called to its aid men who represented many forms of... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1881 - 354 Seiten
...element, for it is both a Result and a Cause — a result of Influences and a cause of Results. POWER. POWER exhibits itself under two distinct forms —...itself in the Cataract, the Tempest, the Thunderbolt. . GREAT POWERS. THE possession of great Powers no doubt carries with it a contempt for mere external... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1881 - 204 Seiten
...require, and he will be independent enough for a free country. POWER. The Exhibition of Power. 150. Power exhibits itself Under two distinct forms —...Force embodies itself in the cataract, the tempest, and the thunder-bolt. Great Powers. 151. The possession of great powers no doubt carries with it a... | |
 | James Abram Garfield - 1882 - 832 Seiten
...under his command. His influence over his troops grew steadily and constantly. He won his ascendency over them neither by artifice nor by any one act of...whose aid he held and bound Prometheus to the rock. In subduing our great rebellion, the republic called to its aid men who represented many forms of great... | |
 | Phineas Camp Headley - 1882 - 816 Seiten
...influences and a • ll-«>lf under two distinct forms— strength and force— each possessing h iwrftct In its own sphere. Strength is typified by the- oak, the rock, *k ^vmtxxIlM Itself in the cataract, the tempest, the thunderbolt. li w of jrrvat powers no doubt carries... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - 1883 - 954 Seiten
...utility. Every character is the joint product of Nature and Nurture. Not a man of Iron, but of Live Oak. Power exhibits itself under two distinct forms —...itself in the Cataract, the Tempest, the Thunderbolt. As a giant Tree absorbs all the elements of growth within its reach and leaves onlv a sickly Vegetation... | |
 | 1883 - 804 Seiten
...possessing peculiar qualities and each perfect in its own sphere. Strength is typified by Ihe osik, the rock, the mountain. Force embodies itself in the cataract, the tempest, the thunderbolt. We hold reunions, not for the dead, for there is nothing in all the earth that you and I can do for... | |
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