 But this momentous question, like a firebell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence.  The United States Democratic Review - Seite 3721849Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John C. Waugh - 2003 - 236 Seiten
...that had awakened him and filled him with terror. "I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a single sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once... | |
 | John Caldwell Calhoun - 2003 - 766 Seiten
...in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not the final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once... | |
 | Thomas Fleming - 2004 - 280 Seiten
...in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is...every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper. I can say, with conscious truth, that there is not a man on earth who would sacrifice more than I would... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 2003 - 906 Seiten
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 | Charles Pierce Roland - 2004 - 348 Seiten
...awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once the knell of the Union," and he explained, "A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark... | |
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