 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...  A Literary History of America - Page 252by Barrett Wendell - 1900 - 574 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - 1854 - 560 pages
...our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the vail. God grant that in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise! God grant that on my vision...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent ; on... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...our children. Beyond that I seek not to penelrate the veil. God grant that, in my day at least, that curtain may not rise. God grant that on my vision...shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sim in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishononred fragments of a once glorious... | |
 | Daniel Webster - 1854 - 640 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...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent ; on... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - 1854 - 504 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...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent ! on... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Tefft - 1854 - 510 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...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... | |
 | John Frost - 1854 - 738 pages
...and stairways, as he pronounces, 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 upon the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered, discordant,... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - 1854 - 784 pages
...fine piece of rhetoric misplaced, for want of circumstances to justify it. He had concluded thus : " When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may I not see THIRTY YEARS' VIEW. him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on... | |
 | Thomas Hart Benton - 1854 - 762 pages
...fine piece of rhetoric misplaced, for want of circumstances to justify it. He had concluded thus : " When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, the sun in heaven, may 1 not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union ; on States dissevered,... | |
 | Sons of New Hampshire - 1854 - 254 pages
...craped. Mrs. PERKINS also made a good display. Mr. JB KIMBALL showed the motto, amid drapery, of — " When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in the heavens, may I not see him shining on the broken and disbanded fragments of a once glorious Union."... | |
 | Sons of New Hampshire - 1854 - 254 pages
...craped. Mrs. PERKINS also made a good display. Mr. JB KIMBALL showed the motto, amid drapery, of — " When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in the heavens, may I not see him shining on the broken and disbanded fragments of a once glorious Union."... | |
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