The Traveller's Steamboat and Railroad Guide to the Hudson River, Describing the Cities, Towns, and Places of Interest Along the Route, with Maps and EngravingsG. Watson, 1866 - 43 pages |
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acres affording Albany American Anthony's Nose aqueduct Arnold ascend Auburn prison bank beautiful boats British Broadway building built cadets Carmansville Catskill Clinton Cold Spring command Creek crossing Croton Aqueduct Croton River directly opposite east elevated embankment Erie extending falls Fishkill Garrison's Greenbush ground half a mile Hamburg Harlem River Haverstraw High Bridge Highlands Hook Hudson River Railroad hundred feet iron Isaac Van Wart Island Jersey City land marble miles in length Milton Ferry mountain mouth narrow nearly Newburg Paper Collar Paper Cuffs passed passengers Paulding Peekskill pile bridge Poughkeepsie Price $2 prison Red Hook rises road rock cuts shore short distance side Sing Sing situated SLIE'S spot Square stands station steamboats Stony Point stream street summit Tappan Tarrytown thence three miles Tivoli town trees Troy tunnel valley Verplanck's Point vessels village visitors wall Washington West Point width yard York
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Page 43 - Let me conjure you, then, if you have any regard for your country, concern for yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind and never communicate, as from yourself or any one else, a sentiment of the like nature.
Page 43 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address, which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs, that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.
Page 9 - The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule. The loud laugh often rose at my expense; the dry jest; the wise calculation of losses and expenditures; the dull but endless repetition of the Fulton Folly.
Page 43 - I must add, that no man possesses a more sincere wish to see ample justice done to the army than I do ; and, as far as my powers and influence, in a constitutional way, extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abilities to effect it, should there be any occasion.
Page 40 - Tis the middle watch of a summer's night,— The earth is dark, but the heavens are bright; Naught is seen in the vault on high But the moon, and the stars, and the cloudless sky, And the flood which rolls its milky hue, A river of light on the welkin blue.
Page 9 - The moment arrived, in which the word was to be given for the vessel to move. My friends were in groups on the deck. There was anxiety mixed with fear among them. They were silent, and sad, and weary.
Page 10 - I elevated myself upon a platform and addressed the assembly. I stated that I knew not what was the matter, but if they would be quiet and indulge me for half an hour, I would either go on or abandon the voyage for that time.
Page 42 - With a mixture of great surprise and astonishment I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal. Be assured, sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence and reprehend with severity.
Page 9 - Never did a single encouraging remark, a bright hope, or a warm wish, cross my path.
Page 40 - Tis the hour of fairy ban and spell : The wood-tick has kept the minutes well ; He has counted them all with click and stroke, Deep in the heart of the...