The Standard Guide, Washington: A Handbook for VisitorsB.S. Reynolds Company, 1915 - Washington (D.C.) |
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... Hill 8 sgood 50 amsey 36 an - American Union 125 atent Office 5 ayne 8 eace Monument 19 eace Statue 8 eale 53 enn 28 ension Office 129 erry 50 erpont 36 INDEX . Pilgrims 23 , 28 Pocahontas 28 Polk ( Mrs. ) 89 Porter Grave 139 Post ...
... Hill 8 sgood 50 amsey 36 an - American Union 125 atent Office 5 ayne 8 eace Monument 19 eace Statue 8 eale 53 enn 28 ension Office 129 erry 50 erpont 36 INDEX . Pilgrims 23 , 28 Pocahontas 28 Polk ( Mrs. ) 89 Porter Grave 139 Post ...
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... Hill . Open after 4:30 if Congress is in session and until one - half hour after adjournment ; also during a night session . The flag flies over each house while it is in session , and if at night the dome is lighted . Corcoran Gallery ...
... Hill . Open after 4:30 if Congress is in session and until one - half hour after adjournment ; also during a night session . The flag flies over each house while it is in session , and if at night the dome is lighted . Corcoran Gallery ...
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... Hill , is open to the public from 8 to 5. Its conservatories contain large collections of rare plants from all parts of the world . The traveler's tree from Madagascar , the Hot- tentot poison ordeal tree from the Cape of Good Hope ...
... Hill , is open to the public from 8 to 5. Its conservatories contain large collections of rare plants from all parts of the world . The traveler's tree from Madagascar , the Hot- tentot poison ordeal tree from the Cape of Good Hope ...
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... Hill . The tunnels are below First street , between the Capitol and the Library , being at the Neptune fountain 40 feet below the surface . The Army Medical Museum in the Mall , corner 7th and B streets , is reached by Pennsylvania ...
... Hill . The tunnels are below First street , between the Capitol and the Library , being at the Neptune fountain 40 feet below the surface . The Army Medical Museum in the Mall , corner 7th and B streets , is reached by Pennsylvania ...
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... Hill , on Georgetown Heights , is the grave of John Howard Payne , author of " Home , Sweet Home . " Paynt died while United States Consul at Tunis , and was buried on a hill over- Ready Reference . 13 MUNICIPAL BUILDING . looking the ...
... Hill , on Georgetown Heights , is the grave of John Howard Payne , author of " Home , Sweet Home . " Paynt died while United States Consul at Tunis , and was buried on a hill over- Ready Reference . 13 MUNICIPAL BUILDING . looking the ...
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Page 61 - 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 watery vale, and shout again, Responsive to his call...
Page 61 - 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...
Page 120 - I mean stock to remain in this country, to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Page 61 - Listening, a gentle shock of mild surprise Has carried far into his heart the voice 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 86 - The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold The arch-enchanter's wand ! itself a nothing ! But taking sorcery from the master-hand To paralyze the Caesars, and to strike The loud earth breathless ! Take away the sword ; States can be, saved without it ! (Looking on the clock.) 'Tis the hour ; Retire, sir.
Page 52 - ... composed of five Senators, five Representatives, and five Justices of the Supreme Court, the decision of this commission to be final unless set aside by a concurrent vote of the two Houses of Congress.
Page 85 - 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 165 - The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo! No more on life's parade shall meet That brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead.
Page 108 - My fine crab-tree walking stick, with a gold head curiously wrought in the form of the cap of liberty, I give to my friend, and the friend of mankind, General Washington. If it were a Sceptre, he has merited it, and would become it.