The War for the Union; Or, The Duel Between North and South: (U.S.A., 1861-1865) A Poetical Panorama, Historical and DescriptiveWall Street Daily Investigator, 1899 - 341 pages |
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Adrift America and Columbus Bartholomew Columbus battle beauty behold blessed bloom blue Bobadilla bold brave breeze bright caravel Castile Cathay cazique cherimoya comrades crew cried crown deeds delight Diego e'er enterprise Erelong ev'ry evermore eyes fame fate felt fleet foes fought gave gazed glory gold golden grand grandly grew Hail hand Hayti Hayti's heart hero historical honor hosts Isabella island isle Kinahan Cornwallis King land London maize Marco Polo Mendez mighty mountains narrative native naught ne'er o'er ocean Ovando peace Peru picturesque Pinta poem poetic praise prayed Queen Rebel reign renown rich rose sailed San Domingo San Salvador savage scene seemed ships shore sight Song of America soon Spain Spaniards Spanish spirit splendid splendor stars and stripes story sway swelled thee tidings told Twas Union vast Vengeance verse vessels Vinland voyage waves wild World World's Columbian Exposition yore
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Page 341 - The act provides for an exhibition of arts, industries, manufactures, products of the soil, mine and sea, in 1893, in Chicago, Illinois, in celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. A commission of two persons from each State and Territory to>be appointed by the President on the nomination of the Governors, and...
Page 151 - Columbus, offered to take off the irons; but he did not permit it. " Since the king has commanded that I should obey his governor, he shall find me as obedient to this, as I have been to all his other orders. Nothing but his commands shall release me. If twelve years' hardship and fatigue; if continual dangers and frequent famine; if the ocean, first opened, and five times passed and repassed, to add a new world abounding with wealth to the Spanish monarchy; and if an infirm...
Page 306 - Tis needless on these orders to enlarge ; But — Comrades ! — here we conquer or we die ! " And all that Rosecrans desired was done ; And Murfreesboro's battle thus was won. Hail ! to that New Year's day in 'Sixty three, And to that morrow which brought victory. Hail ! to the courage of the Boys in Blue, Who fought so grandly, to their Country true.
Page 209 - With walls of waters roaring all around, And whistling blasts to swell the awful sound. Columbus anchored by an islet, green, And gazed in awe upon the stormy scene. But soon the tempest swept the ships away, When all on board, in terror, knelt to pray, And...