He began therefore to invest the fortress of my heart by a circumvallation of distant bows and respectful looks; he then entrenche...d his forces in the deep caution of never uttering an unguarded word or syllable. His designs being yet covered, he played off from several quarters a large battery of compliments. But here he found a repulse from the enemy by an absolute rejection of such fulsome praise, and this forced him back again close into his former trenches.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Another serious reverse. [Gen. Ambrose] Burnside's repulse at Fredericksburg.... Now remains our last card, the emancipation of th...e slaves. That may do it.... Our partisanship about generals is now rebuked. General [George B.] McClellan has serious faults or defects, but his friends can truly claim that if he had retained command, this disaster would not have occurred. The people and press would perhaps do well to cultivate patience. It is a virtue so needed in a struggle so equal as this. If the people can hold out, we shall find the right man after [a] while.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Thy sharp repulse, that pricketh ay so sore, Hath taught me to set in trifles no store,... and scape forth, since liberty is lever.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »