 Yes, I have ambition ; but it is the ambition of being the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, to reconcile a divided people ; once more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land ; the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious...  The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay - Sida 144efter Henry Clay - 1843Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1880 - 208 sidor
...fought. Without Union, there is no peace, sir, in the land. —Edmund Randolph. CXXX.—TRUE AMBITION. YES, I have ambition. But it is the ambition of being...the humble instrument, in the hands of Providence, of reconciling a divided people; of reviving concord and harmony in a distracted land. It is the ambition... | |
 | S. S. Hamill - 1881 - 402 sidor
...renounce public service forever. I should there find in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, 'mid my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...hands of Providence, to reconcile a divided people: onca more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land — the pleasir.g ambition of contemplating... | |
 | Robert Kidd - 1857 - 494 sidor
...groves, under its shades, on its lawns, mid my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family; cincerity and truth, attachment and fidelity, and gratitude,...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people ! H. CLAY.... | |
 | Isaac Hinton Brown - 1886 - 342 sidor
...we have long tried and loved), and the honest misconception both of friends and foes. Ambition ! — yes, I have ambition ; but it is the ambition of being...harmony in a distracted land; the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people. 4. I clatter... | |
 | Thomas Hunter - 1884 - 670 sidor
...32. I know no North, no South, no East, no West. 33. I would rather be right than be President. 34. I have ambition ; but it is the ambition of being...to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land 35. We have met the enemy, and they are ours. 36. I only regret that I have but one life to lose for... | |
 | Carl Schurz - 1887 - 442 sidor
...and affection in the Union, and I am willing to go to Ashland and renounce public service forever. Yes, I have ambition. But it is the ambition of being...in a distracted land, — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people." It was the... | |
 | Carl Schurz - 1893 - 442 sidor
...and affection in the Union, and I am willing to go to Ashland and renounce public service forever. Yes, I have ambition. But it is the ambition of being...more to revive concord and harmony in a distracted land,—the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous,... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 564 sidor
...public service forever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, amidst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...and fidelity, and gratitude, which I have not always foimd in the walks of public life, Yes, I have ambition; but it is the ambition of being the humble... | |
 | James Vincent Coombs - 1891 - 420 sidor
...renounce public service forever. I should there find, in its groves, under its shades, on its lawns, midst my flocks and herds, in the bosom of my family, sincerity...in a distracted land — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle of a free, united, prosperous, and fraternal people. — Henry... | |
 | Mary Sheldon Barnes, Earl Barnes - 1891 - 482 sidor
...Little Jarois. 11. THREATS TO THE UNION. JEFFERSON, MADISON, MONROE, JQ ADAMS, JACKSON, Presidents. Yes, I have ambition. But it is the ambition of being...to reconcile a divided people, once more to revive harmony and concord in a distracted land, — the pleasing ambition of contemplating the glorious spectacle... | |
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