 | Charles Knapp Dillaway - Recitations - 1830 - 484 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union ; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerant; on... | |
 | George Ticknor - 1831 - 56 pages
...that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind.—When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time,...civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!—Let their last feeble and lingering glance, rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic,... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Elocution - 1831 - 356 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God frant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies beind. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the From thy guarded... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1832 - 916 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on Stales dissevered.discordant, belligerent ; on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be,... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God grant that on my vision, never may be opened what lies behind. 16. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...Heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once gloriou? union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...devotion to the Union, may be almost looked upon as a prophecy, too literally and terribly fulfilled. ' When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union ; on states dissevered, discordant, oelligerent ; on... | |
 | Daniel Webster - United States - 1835 - 1166 pages
...never may be opened what lies behind.—When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last time, flic sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken...feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood!— Let their last feeble and lingering glance, rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the republic, now... | |
 | Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...least, that curtain may not rise. God grant, that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind. When my eyes shall be turned to behold, for the last...heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonoured fragments of a once glorious union; on states dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a... | |
 | Daniel Webster, James Rees - Orators - 1839 - 108 pages
...least that curtain may not rise. God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies beyond. When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last...feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the Republic, now... | |
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5 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... 
