Military glory-that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood-that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy.

There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.

I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself.

I had been told I was on the road to hell, but I had no idea it was just a mile down the road with a dome on it.

That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until now, is not much to be wondered at. It had many props to support it through that period, which now are decayed, and crumbled away. Through that period, it was felt by all, to be an undecided experiment; now, it is understood to be a successful one.

I have got you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main matterfor that I have determined for myself.

I don't know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.