Bright Skies and Dark ShadowsC. Scribner's Sons, 1890 - 316 Seiten A narrative of travel in the South, with chapters on the race question, the Civil War and other topics. |
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... beautiful scenery , to see which , instead of going directly South , I turned to the Southwest , and the next morning found my- self at Asheville , in North Carolina , a place which has of late become one of the most famous resorts in ...
... beautiful scenery , to see which , instead of going directly South , I turned to the Southwest , and the next morning found my- self at Asheville , in North Carolina , a place which has of late become one of the most famous resorts in ...
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... beautiful the country was , and should have gone away with eyes but half opened , if a gentleman who lives in Asheville , and is a large landed proprietor , had not taken me to points of view which a stranger might not discover . This ...
... beautiful the country was , and should have gone away with eyes but half opened , if a gentleman who lives in Asheville , and is a large landed proprietor , had not taken me to points of view which a stranger might not discover . This ...
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Henry Martyn Field. ITS BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONS . 19 with almost equal enthusiasm , between the care of his estate and the study of the Bible . The latter amounts to a holy passion with him . I found him with his dictionaries and reference ...
Henry Martyn Field. ITS BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONS . 19 with almost equal enthusiasm , between the care of his estate and the study of the Bible . The latter amounts to a holy passion with him . I found him with his dictionaries and reference ...
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... beautiful river that sweeps past the town does not flow more tran- quilly than the lives of the easy - going population . A couple of hours more brought us to St. Augustine . It was dark when we arrived , but a few minutes took us from ...
... beautiful river that sweeps past the town does not flow more tran- quilly than the lives of the easy - going population . A couple of hours more brought us to St. Augustine . It was dark when we arrived , but a few minutes took us from ...
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... beautiful build- ing , but as the founder of a city . Of course this marvellous creation , that has sprung up in Florida , like Tadmor in the wilderness , is the wonder of everybody who comes here , and it is amusing to observe the look ...
... beautiful build- ing , but as the founder of a city . Of course this marvellous creation , that has sprung up in Florida , like Tadmor in the wilderness , is the wonder of everybody who comes here , and it is amusing to observe the look ...
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Seite 253 - But through it there rolled not the breath of his pride: And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf, And cold as the spray of the rock-beating surf. And there lay the rider distorted and pale, With the dew on his brow, and the rust on his mail; And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown.
Seite 122 - I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races — that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races...
Seite 83 - Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done ; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
Seite 119 - And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon* military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God.
Seite 164 - Dominions ; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations.
Seite 268 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Seite 269 - I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted expressly by the letter of the Constitution, unauthorised by its spirit, inconsistent with every principle on which it was founded, and destructive of the great object for which it was formed.
Seite 144 - He could own his little home, and there sit under his own vine and fig-tree, with none to molest or make him afraid.
Seite 145 - In 1857 he wrote to a friend : " There are inferior races which have always borne the same ignoble relation to the rest of men, and always will. In two generations what a change there will be in the condition and character of the Irish in New England! But in twenty generations the negroes will stand just where they are now ; that is, if they have not disappeared.
Seite 122 - I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will for ever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality.