Life in the South, Volumen1Chapman and Hall, 1863 |
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... hours , and uninterrupted evenings of needlework and gossip among the female members of the family . But politics were altogether too perplexing , and to " post ' oneself up on names and principles which seemed to change more frequently ...
... hours , and uninterrupted evenings of needlework and gossip among the female members of the family . But politics were altogether too perplexing , and to " post ' oneself up on names and principles which seemed to change more frequently ...
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... hours or days in an airy , cosy little state room on board a well - ordered American boat . By the open window , with a comfortable seat , and a nice little table to invite you to occupation , you can make yourself at home for the time ...
... hours or days in an airy , cosy little state room on board a well - ordered American boat . By the open window , with a comfortable seat , and a nice little table to invite you to occupation , you can make yourself at home for the time ...
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... hour . The ladies expressed no surprise to see the invasion of negroes in my apartment , neither were the Topsies at all abashed by their presence , and continued their undisturbed study of my physiognomy ; but Aunt Ailsey's ingenuity ...
... hour . The ladies expressed no surprise to see the invasion of negroes in my apartment , neither were the Topsies at all abashed by their presence , and continued their undisturbed study of my physiognomy ; but Aunt Ailsey's ingenuity ...
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... hours . The next striking peculiarity was the manner in which the black people addressed their master , the same which had appeared so unbecoming in Uncle Ike when driving us home the previous day . While a few would pull off their caps ...
... hours . The next striking peculiarity was the manner in which the black people addressed their master , the same which had appeared so unbecoming in Uncle Ike when driving us home the previous day . While a few would pull off their caps ...
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... hour , as I have often done , before the service commences ; for there is only the sun in the heavens to regulate the few clocks the neighbourhood boasts of it seems quite pardonable to enter into a little innocent exchange of ...
... hour , as I have often done , before the service commences ; for there is only the sun in the heavens to regulate the few clocks the neighbourhood boasts of it seems quite pardonable to enter into a little innocent exchange of ...
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Términos y frases comunes
acquainted Aquia Creek army arrived asked Aunt Ailsey Baltimore battle beautiful blockade Carolina carriage Castleton Centreville Christmas church Cinta Confederacy Confederate D. H. Hill depôt Doctor England English Essex County exclaimed fear Federal feel fire Flora Forest Rill Fort Sumter Fredericksburg friends gentleman girls hand Harper's Ferry heah heard honour hope hour Johnny journey ken read ladies letters Lincoln looked ma'am madam Massa McGee ment mighty Milbank miles Miss Jones mistis morning negroes Nessie never night North Northern papers passed poor Quence railroad Rappahannock river Richmond river road scarcely Secession seemed servants Sewell's Point sister slaves soldiers soon South South Carolina Southern things thought tion told town trees troops Uncle Union walk Warrenton Washington week Western Virginia whole wife William Selden woods Yankees York young
Pasajes populares
Página 215 - At once there rose so wild a yell, Within that dark and narrow dell; As all the fiends from heaven that fell Had pealed the banner cry of hell.
Página 215 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God.
Página 137 - COUNTRY'S SKY ARE YE ALL THERE? Are ye all there? Are ye all there, Stars in my country's sky? Are ye all there? Are ye all there, In your shining homes on high? "Count us! Count us," was their answer, As they dazzled on my view, In glorious perihelion, Amid their field of blue.
Página 292 - ... the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips - 'The foe! they come! they come!
Página 135 - The long-continued and intemperate interference of the Northern people with the question of slavery in the Southern States has at length produced its natural effects.
Página 138 - Then the Angel touched mine eyelids, And touched the frowning cloud ; And its sable rim departed, •And it fled with murky shroud. There was no missing Pleiad, "Mid all that sister race ; The Southern Cross gleamed radiant forth, And the Pole star kept its place.
Página 354 - Our regiment behaved most gallantly. Not a man shrunk from his post or showed symptoms of fear. When more at leisure, I will give) you a detailed report of the operations. " Our Heavenly Father has most wonderfully interposed to shield our hearts in the day of battle ; unto His great name be all the praise for our success. " With much respect, DH HILL, " Colonel First Regiment NC Volunteers.
Página 190 - There is nothing to be hoped from Congress. The remedy is with you alone, when you assemble in sovereign convention. . . . "We conclude by expressing our solemn conviction that prompt and decided action, by the people of Virginia, in convention, will afford the surest means, under the providence of God, of averting an impending civil war, and preserving the hope of reconstructing a Union already dissolved.
Página 215 - With deep gratitude to my countrymen for this mark of their confidence ; with a distrust of my own ability to perform the duty required under the most favorable circumstances, and now rendered doubly difficult by existing national perils; yet with a firm reliance on the strength of our free government,. and the eventual loyalty of the people to the just principles upon which it is founded, and above all with an unshaken faith in the Supreme Ruler of nations, I accept this trust. Be pleased to signify...
Página vii - Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida...