| William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and for our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate...be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in the heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union... | |
| William Russell - Elocution - 1849 - 320 pages
...the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and for our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate...be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in the heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union... | |
| Charles Wainwright March - Lawyers - 1850 - 320 pages
...ante-rooms and stairways, as he pronounced in deepest tones of pathos these words of Bolemn significance: " 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,... | |
| Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Elocution - 1851 - 328 pages
...when it shall be broken up and destroyed. While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and our children....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,... | |
| Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...when it shall be broken up and destroyed. While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and our children....on my vision never may be opened what lies behind ! When-my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining... | |
| Daniel Webster - United States - 1851 - 634 pages
...ante-rooms and stairways, as he pronounced in deepest tones of pathos these words of solemn significance : ' 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,... | |
| Elocution - 1851 - 312 pages
...the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and for our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the veil. God grant that, in my day, at le^st, that curtain may not rise ! God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind!... | |
| Henry Mandeville - Elocution - 1851 - 370 pages
...the space of three years and six months. do you repeat my words, as if you feared to trust your own ? 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,... | |
| John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...us, for us and our children. Beyon-.t that, I seek not to penetrate the vail. God grant, that, in mjr day, at least, that curtain may not rise ! God grant, that on my T'.sion never may be opened what lies behind ! When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last... | |
| Charles Lanman - Legislators - 1852 - 82 pages
...his thoughts for this burst of eloquence: " While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and our children....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,... | |
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