In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction here, is scarcely less than your own. So much of promised usefulness to one's country, and of bright hopes for one's self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed, as in his fall. Wisconsin Magazine of History - Halaman 369diedit oleh - 1918Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 782 halaman
...WASHINGTON, DC, May 25, 1861. To THE FATHER AND MOTHER OP COLONEL ELMER E. ELLSWORTH. My dear Sir and Madam : In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction...one's self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed as in his fall. In size, in years, and in youthful appearance a boy only, his power to command... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 448 halaman
...LINCOLN. LETTER TO COLONEL ELLSWORTH'S PARENTS WASHINGTON, DC, May 25, 1861. My dear Sir and Madam: In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction...one's self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed as in his fall. In size, in years, and in youthful appearance a boy only, his power to command... | |
| Charles Washington Moores - 1900 - 156 halaman
...letter to the father and mother whose boy had been killed: — May 25,1861. MY DEAR SIB AND MADAM, — In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction...one's self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed as in his fall. In size, in years, and in youthful appearance a boy only, his power to command... | |
| Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1903 - 408 halaman
...near Troy, New York, for burial. The President said in a letter to Ellsworth's parents (May 25th): " In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction here is scarcely less than your own. ... In size, in years, and in youthful appearance a boy only, his power to command men was surpassingly... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1906 - 650 halaman
...DC, May 25, 1861. To THE FATHER AND MOTHER OF COL. ELMER E. ELLSWORTH. MY DEAR SIR AND MADAME : — In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction...and of bright hopes for one's self and friends, have never been so suddenly dashed as in ' CF Gunther, Esq.: Collection of Lincolniana. his fall. In size,... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 338 halaman
...D. C, May 25, 1861. To the Father and Mother of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. My dear Sir and Madam : In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction...one's self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed as in his fall. In size, in years, and in youthful appearance a boy only, his power to command... | |
| Abraham Lincoln - 1907 - 332 halaman
...Washington, DC, May 25, 1861. To the Father and Mother of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. My dear Sir and Madam : In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction...one's self and friends, have rarely been so suddenly dashed as in his fall. In size, in years, and in youthful appearance a boy only, his power to command... | |
| David Homer Bates - 1907 - 452 halaman
...Washington, DC, May 25, 1861. To the Father and Mother of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. MY DEAR SIR AND MADAM : In the untimely loss of your noble son, our affliction here is scarcely less than your own. ... In the hope that it may be no intrusion upon the sacredness of your sorrow, I have ventured to... | |
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