The Standard Guide, Washington: A Handbook for VisitorsB. S. Reynolds Company, 1924 - Washington (D.C.) |
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... Paintings 44 Retiring Room 44 Stairways 44 HOUSE - Continued . ROTUNDA 24 Canopy 28 , 35 Frieze 28 Paintings 26 Portico 22 , 36 Statues 28 SENATE 48 Chamber 48 Committee Room 53 District Room 50 Marble Room 48 Portico 22 President's ...
... Paintings 44 Retiring Room 44 Stairways 44 HOUSE - Continued . ROTUNDA 24 Canopy 28 , 35 Frieze 28 Paintings 26 Portico 22 , 36 Statues 28 SENATE 48 Chamber 48 Committee Room 53 District Room 50 Marble Room 48 Portico 22 President's ...
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... Paintings 50 orris 35 orton 40 ount Vernon 137 uhlenberg 40 unicipal Bldg . 14 ational Acad . Sciences 110 ational Galley Art 109 ational Museum 107 ational Shrine 138 aval Observatory 14 aval Radio 148 avy Department 92 avy Yard 114 ak ...
... Paintings 50 orris 35 orton 40 ount Vernon 137 uhlenberg 40 unicipal Bldg . 14 ational Acad . Sciences 110 ational Galley Art 109 ational Museum 107 ational Shrine 138 aval Observatory 14 aval Radio 148 avy Department 92 avy Yard 114 ak ...
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... painted white to obliterate the marks of the fire , and outside of official usage it is as the White House that the Executive Mansion is universally known . Alterations and additions to the building were made in 1902-3 . An esplanade ...
... painted white to obliterate the marks of the fire , and outside of official usage it is as the White House that the Executive Mansion is universally known . Alterations and additions to the building were made in 1902-3 . An esplanade ...
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... paintings of American flowers , fruits , game , birds and fish . Each of the 520 pieces of the cut glass is delicately engraved with the Arms of the United States . The Dining Room is the scene of three brilliant State functions . which ...
... paintings of American flowers , fruits , game , birds and fish . Each of the 520 pieces of the cut glass is delicately engraved with the Arms of the United States . The Dining Room is the scene of three brilliant State functions . which ...
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... painted for the Marquis of Lansdowne . In 1814 , when the British were coming to pillage and burn the White House , Mrs. Dolly Madison had the portrait taken from its frame and carried it away into safety across the Potomac . The ...
... painted for the Marquis of Lansdowne . In 1814 , when the British were coming to pillage and burn the White House , Mrs. Dolly Madison had the portrait taken from its frame and carried it away into safety across the Potomac . The ...
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Page 46 - When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union; on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent; on a land rent with civil feuds or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood ! Let their last feeble and lingering glance rather behold the gorgeous ensign of the Republic, now known and honored throughout the earth, still full high advanced, its arms and trophies streaming in their original...
Page 59 - Of mountain torrents ; or the visible scene Would enter unawares into his mind, With all its solemn imagery, its rocks, Its woods, and that uncertain heaven, received Into the bosom of the steady lake.
Page 74 - This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him ; The third day, comes a frost, a killing frost ; And — when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 83 - I endure to interrupt the pursuit of no less hopes than these, and leave a calm and pleasing solitariness, fed with cheerful and confident thoughts, to embark in a troubled sea of noises and hoarse disputes, put from beholding the bright countenance of truth in the quiet and still air of delightful studies...
Page 59 - There was a Boy : ye knew him well, ye cliffs And islands of Winander ! — many a time At evening, when the earliest stars began To move along the edges of the hills, Rising or setting, would he stand alone Beneath the trees or by the glimmering lake, And there, with fingers interwoven, both hands Pressed closely palm to palm, and to his mouth Uplifted, he, as through an instrument, Blew mimic hootings to the silent owls, That they might answer him ; and they would shout Across the...
Page 74 - Farewell ! a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man : to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hopes ; to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him ; The third day comes a frost, a killing frost, And, when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a-ripening, nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 83 - Blessings be with them — and eternal praise, Who gave us nobler loves, and nobler cares, The Poets, who on earth have made us Heirs Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays ! Oh ! might my name be numbered among theirs, Then gladly would I end my mortal days.
Page 46 - Liberty first and Union afterwards"; but everywhere, spread all over in characters of living light, blazing on all its ample folds, as they float over the sea and over the land, and in every wind under the whole heavens, that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart — Liberty and Union, now and for ever, one and inseparable!
Page 83 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Page 105 - Whenever suitable arrangements can be made from time to time for their reception, all objects of art and of foreign and curious research, and all objects of natural history, plants, and geological and mineralogical specimens belonging to the United States...