 But the rebellion continues; and, now that the election is over, may not all having a common interest reunite in a common effort to save our common country? For my own part, I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way. So...  The Life Work of William McKinley - Page 124by Edward T. Roe - 1901 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anthony Gross - 1912 - 242 pages
...he made as he was leaving the War Department at midnight of November 10, 1864, on his re-election: "So long as I have been here I have not willingly...thorn in any man's bosom. While I am deeply sensible of the high compliment of re-election, and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for having directed... | |
 | William Estabrook Chancellor - Executive power - 1912 - 616 pages
...District of Columbia, which was overwhelmingly secessionist or at least peace-Democrat, Lincoln said, — "So long as I have been here, I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom !" This is a significant revelation of character. CHASE HEAD OF SUPREME COURT. — On October 2, 1864,... | |
 | Sarah Emma Simons - American literature - 1915 - 492 pages
...avenged." And he added later in the speech a touching and characteristic expression of his, saying, "So long as I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's breast." It is in just that spirit that we, as a nation, if we possess the power of learning aright... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1916 - 532 pages
...So long as I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom. While I am duly sensible to the high compliment of a re-election,...countrymen to a right conclusion, as I think, for their good, it adds nothing to my satisfaction that any man may be disappointed by the result. May I ask... | |
 | Clark Prescott Bissett - 1916 - 74 pages
...country? For my own part, I have striven, and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way. So long as I have been here, I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom. While I am duly sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and duly grateful, as I trust to Almighty God,... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1916 - 500 pages
...country ? For my own part I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way. So long as I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom. While I am duly sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and duly grateful as I trust to Almighty God... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1917 - 508 pages
...country? For my own part I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way. So long as I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom. While I am duly sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and duly grateful as I trust to Almighty God... | |
 | Indiana - 1917 - 454 pages
...gold. For my part I have striven, and will strive to avoid placing any obstacle In the way. So long us I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom." In the thousands of pamphlets and more extended notices of the life of Abraham Lincoln there is, for... | |
 | Ervin S. Chapman - 1917 - 358 pages
...upon a like occasion, he expressed his recognition of the hand of God in his re-election as follows: "While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and deeply grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God, for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion,... | |
 | Ervin S. Chapman - 1917 - 704 pages
...upon a like occasion, he expressed his recognition of the hand of God in his re-election as follows: "While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election, and deeply grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God, for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion,... | |
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