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Страница 284 - Whereas the Congress of the United States, by virtue of the constitutional authority vested in them, have declared by their act bearing date this day that ' ' by the act of the Republic of Mexico a state of war exists between that Government and the United States:
Страница 453 - Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees: all times I have enjoy'd Greatly, have suffer'd greatly , both with those That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when Thro...
Страница 181 - But the great blow which fell upon me seemed to stir them to their foundation, and had I lived a couple of centuries earlier I could have fancied a devil scoffing at me and them — and asking me what profit it was to have stripped myself of the hopes and consolations of the mass of mankind ? To which my only reply was and is — Oh devil ! truth is better than much profit.
Страница 367 - It is with deep sensibility that the commanding general finds himself separated from the troops he so long commanded. To those corps, regular and volunteer, who have shared with him the active services of the field, he feels the attachment due to such associations, while to those who are making their first campaign, he must express his regret that he cannot participate with them in its eventful scenes. To all, both officers and men, he extends his heartfelt wishes for their continued success and...
Страница 433 - Quitman's rejoinder were extemporaneous, and thrilled the multitude with the high impulses of the occasion. How wonderful, said Martin, is it that the very city (Natchez) bearing the name of a noble fragment of the Aztec race, who, in some convulsion or other, perhaps to avoid the murderous sword of Cortez, had been expatriated from Mexico, and stood on the bluff where their proud name still remains — how remarkable was it that from the very ashes of their graves there should have risen an avenger...
Страница 537 - It pulsates with humour, interest, passionate love, adventure, pathos — every page is woven with threads of human nature, life as we know it, as it is, and above it all a spirit of righteousness, true piety, and heroic patriotism. These inspire the author's genius and fine literary quality, thrilling the reader with tenderest emotion, and holding to the end his unflagging and absorbing interest.
Страница 202 - So then, because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
Страница 537 - Dr. Washington Gladden considered this book of sufficient importance to take it and the text from which the title was drawn as his subject for an entire sermon, in the course of which he said : " In its ethical and social significance it is the most important piece of fiction that has lately appeared in America. I do not think that a more trenchant word has been spoken to this nation since
Страница 359 - While these preparations for an attack were in progress, and before his forces had been concentrated, he issued the following address, showing his contempt for the little army of the Americans, then about marching to the capture of the northern stronghold of Mexico: " SOLDIERS : —The enemy, numbering only 2500 regular troops, the remainder being only a band of adventurers, without valour or discipline, are, according to reliable information, about advancing upon Seralvo, to commit the barbarity...
Страница 540 - Schools of fiction have come and gone, but Mr. Crawford has always remained in favor. There are two reasons for this continued popularity; he always had a story to tell, and he knew how to tell it. He was a born story-teller, and what is more rare, a trained one.