Blennerhassett: Or, The Decrees of Fate; a Romance Founded Upon Events in American HistoryC.M. Clark Publishing Company, 1901 - 442 pages |
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Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton Alston answered beautiful Blenner Blennerhassett Blennerhassett Island boat Boncourt bowed Burr's called Captain Thaddeus Cheetham Colonel Burr Dane daughter Doctor Hosack Doctor Johnson door duel enemies entered eyes face father fell Frederic French Gamp gentleman give Graham grasped guests Hamilton hand Harman Harman Blennerhassett hassett heard honor husband Iceland island James Wilkinson Jefferson Joseph Alston Judge Van Ness Kate knew lady land letter looked Marietta Massa matter mind morning never once opened party Pendleton pirate political President raft Ransome reached remarked replied Burr Richmond Hill river seat seemed servant smile soon spoke stood story Swartwout tell Theodosia Theodosia Burr Alston Thorvald thought tion told took turned voice walked Weehawken wife Wilkinson William Golden wish woman words York young
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Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...