Blennerhassett: Or, The Decrees of Fate; a Romance Founded Upon Events in American HistoryC.M. Clark Publishing Company, 1901 - 442 páginas |
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... Van Ness ? He is a great friend of Colonel Burr's , and I will tell you how to find his house , " and John proceeded to give the neces- sary directions . The stranger thanked him over and over again . John closed the door , leaving him ...
... Van Ness ? He is a great friend of Colonel Burr's , and I will tell you how to find his house , " and John proceeded to give the neces- sary directions . The stranger thanked him over and over again . John closed the door , leaving him ...
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... VAN NESS . Then Burr took the newspaper slip which had been enclosed in his friend Van Ness's letter and read again the lines which had been underscored : " General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared , in substance , that they look ...
... VAN NESS . Then Burr took the newspaper slip which had been enclosed in his friend Van Ness's letter and read again the lines which had been underscored : " General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared , in substance , that they look ...
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... Van Ness entered . , " Good morning , Colonel . " Good morning , Judge , " were the salutations spoken almost conjointly . The two gentlemen seated them- selves . " You have read my letter ? " interrogated Van Ness . " Yes , " replied ...
... Van Ness entered . , " Good morning , Colonel . " Good morning , Judge , " were the salutations spoken almost conjointly . The two gentlemen seated them- selves . " You have read my letter ? " interrogated Van Ness . " Yes , " replied ...
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... Van Ness smiled- " and he must have a lawyer , because the man couldn't wait until you got home -this last remark caused Burr himself to smile so I sent him to Mr. Van Ness for I knew he was a friend of yours . " 66 66 99 " You did ...
... Van Ness smiled- " and he must have a lawyer , because the man couldn't wait until you got home -this last remark caused Burr himself to smile so I sent him to Mr. Van Ness for I knew he was a friend of yours . " 66 66 99 " You did ...
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... Van Ness , " while you are reading it , I will enjoy a cigar . " 66 Certainly , " said Burr , " you will find a box in the cabinet . " Van Ness smoked and Burr read . Van Ness eyed attentively the unimpassioned and unmoved face . In the ...
... Van Ness , " while you are reading it , I will enjoy a cigar . " 66 Certainly , " said Burr , " you will find a box in the cabinet . " Van Ness smoked and Burr read . Van Ness eyed attentively the unimpassioned and unmoved face . In the ...
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Página 226 - Let's dry our eyes : and thus far hear me, Cromwell ; And, — when I am forgotten, as I shall be ; And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, — say, I taught thee; Say, Wolsey, — that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour...
Página 228 - Fie, my lord, fie ! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? Doct. Do you mark that? Lady M. The thane of Fife had a wife; where is she now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o' that, my lord, no more o' that: you mar all with this starting.
Página 226 - O my lord, Must I, then, leave you? must I needs forego So good, so noble, and so true a master? Bear witness, all that have not hearts of iron, With what a sorrow Cromwell leaves his lord. The king shall have my service ; but my prayers For ever and for ever shall be yours.
Página 227 - The image of his Maker, hope to win by't? Love thyself last : cherish those hearts that hate thee ; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st...
Página 227 - tis the king's : my robe, And my integrity to Heaven, is all I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell! Had I but serv'd my God with half the zeal I serv'd my king, He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Página 118 - It is also my ardent wish that I may have been more mistaken than I think I have been, and that he, by his future conduct, may show himself worthy of all confidence and esteem, and prove an ornament and blessing to the country.
Página 116 - In proportion as these impressions were entertained with sincerity, and uttered with motives and for purposes which might appear to me commendable, would be the difficulty (until they could be removed by evidence of their being erroneous) of explanation or apology. The disavowal required of me by Colonel Burr, in a general and indefinite form, was out of my power...
Página 117 - I did not go further in the attempt to accommodate, than a punctilious delicacy will justify. If so, I hope the motives I have stated will excuse me. It is not my design, by what I have said, to affix any odium on the conduct of Col. Burr, in this case.
Página 114 - I feel a sense of obligation towards my creditors ; who in case of accident to me, by the forced sale of my property, may be in some degree sufferers. I did not think myself at liberty as a man of probity, lightly to expose them to this hazard, 4.
Página 227 - Corruption wins not more than honesty : Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues : be just, and fear not : Let all the ends thou aim'st at, be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr. Serve the king ; And...