 | United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...to borrow the brilliant apostrophe of the gentleman from Massachusetts, if he will permit me; and " when my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of" the constitution of my country, once the xgis of our rights and the palladium of our liberty; but let... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - American literature - 1830 - 334 pages
...penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When...discordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance, rather,... | |
 | Charles Knapp Dillaway - Recitations - 1830 - 484 pages
...penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union ; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerant; on... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1830 - 518 pages
...penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. —...eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, fhe sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 692 pages
...to borrow the brilliant apostrophe of the gentleman from Massachusetts, if he will permit me; and *' disordered finance, prostrate commerce, and ruined credit. Under its benign influence, sec him shining- on the broken and dishonored fragments of" the constitution of my country, once the... | |
 | George Ticknor - 1831 - 56 pages
...that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind.—When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time,...discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blooid!—Let their last feeble and lingering glance, rather... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God frant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies beind. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...penetrate the veil. God grant, that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise ; God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When...discordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance, rather, behold... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When...discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather... | |
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When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds, or... 
