Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, Volumes 46-47G.R. Graham., 1855 |
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... death and burial here was the occasion of several severe skirmishes between these two hostile nations . From the manuscript of one of the early Missionaries of the Cross among the Dakotas , we learn that in the month of June , 1839 ...
... death and burial here was the occasion of several severe skirmishes between these two hostile nations . From the manuscript of one of the early Missionaries of the Cross among the Dakotas , we learn that in the month of June , 1839 ...
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... death behind and life before . The fearful brink is just at hand , And thitherward she holds the bow : See eager Death exulting stand- No power on earth can save her now ! And now she raises her death song Above the tumult , shrill and ...
... death behind and life before . The fearful brink is just at hand , And thitherward she holds the bow : See eager Death exulting stand- No power on earth can save her now ! And now she raises her death song Above the tumult , shrill and ...
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... death on every American pri- soner that fell into his hands . and no sooner was the repast over than he ad- dressed himself to the task before him . He wrote rapidly , and couriers were soon seen gallop- ing in every direction . He ...
... death on every American pri- soner that fell into his hands . and no sooner was the repast over than he ad- dressed himself to the task before him . He wrote rapidly , and couriers were soon seen gallop- ing in every direction . He ...
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... death . It has followed me for years ever since I so deeply wronged my beau- tiful Inez . It has come . Always its shadow has leen beside me in the street - in the fields , and bere in this house , where she should have been mistress ...
... death . It has followed me for years ever since I so deeply wronged my beau- tiful Inez . It has come . Always its shadow has leen beside me in the street - in the fields , and bere in this house , where she should have been mistress ...
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... death , mur- mured tenderly , " Weep here , my beloved ! " " That can never be , Reginald , " I answered , firmly . " Look back , and you must feel it even as I do . I had never even known any man ex- cept my father when I met you first ...
... death , mur- mured tenderly , " Weep here , my beloved ! " " That can never be , Reginald , " I answered , firmly . " Look back , and you must feel it even as I do . I had never even known any man ex- cept my father when I met you first ...
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Page 146 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 278 - Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
Page 142 - With a mixture of great surprise and astonishment I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal. Be assured, sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence and reprehend with severity.
Page 144 - ... awake, attend to your situation, and redress yourselves! If the present moment be lost, every future effort is in vain; and your threats then will be as empty as your entreaties now.
Page 529 - With antic toys so funnily bestuck, Light as the singing bird that wings the air, (The door ! the door ! he'll tumble down the stair '.) Thou darling of thy sire ! (Why, Jane, he'll set his pinafore afire !) Thou imp of mirth and joy!
Page 93 - ... uttering graceful words To charm thy ear; while his sly imps, by stealth, Twine round thee threads of steel, light thread on thread That grow to fetters; or bind down thy arms With chains concealed in chaplets.
Page 142 - Sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations, than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army, as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence and reprehend with severity. For the present the communication of them will rest in my own bosom, unless some further agitation of the matter shall make a disclosure necessary.
Page 278 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die; — Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Page 144 - If this then be your treatment, while the swords you wear are necessary for the defence of America, what have you to expect from peace, when your voice shall sink, and your strength dissipate by division...
Page 263 - About ten o'clock I bade adieu to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity ; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York with the best disposition to render service to my country in obedience to its call, but with less hope of answering its expectations.