The Standard Guide, Washington: A Handbook for VisitorsB.S. Reynolds Company, 1915 - Washington (D.C.) |
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... Columns 50 Cornwallis 27 , 29 Corcoran Gallery 113 Corcoran House 96 Cosmos Club 96 Crawford 52 Crook 161 Cunningham 131 Curry 35 Custis , G. W. P. 162 D. A. R. 7 Dead - Letter Museum 3 Decatur 96 Declaration 25 , 108 De Grasse 17 De ...
... Columns 50 Cornwallis 27 , 29 Corcoran Gallery 113 Corcoran House 96 Cosmos Club 96 Crawford 52 Crook 161 Cunningham 131 Curry 35 Custis , G. W. P. 162 D. A. R. 7 Dead - Letter Museum 3 Decatur 96 Declaration 25 , 108 De Grasse 17 De ...
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... columns copied in pattern and dimensions after those of the Parthenon . The three other fronts also have porticoes , classic in design . Of the several fields into which the work of the department is divided , that relating to patents ...
... columns copied in pattern and dimensions after those of the Parthenon . The three other fronts also have porticoes , classic in design . Of the several fields into which the work of the department is divided , that relating to patents ...
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... columns , and there is a portico of similar columns on the end and west front of each extension , and a loggia on the west front of the main building . Broad flights of marble steps lead up to the porticoes from the esplanade on the ...
... columns , and there is a portico of similar columns on the end and west front of each extension , and a loggia on the west front of the main building . Broad flights of marble steps lead up to the porticoes from the esplanade on the ...
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... columns above the cen- tral building and terminating in a lantern , which is surmounted by the Statue of Freedom , towering 3071⁄2 - ft . above the esplanade . The height of the Dome above the base line of the east front is 287 - ft . 5 ...
... columns above the cen- tral building and terminating in a lantern , which is surmounted by the Statue of Freedom , towering 3071⁄2 - ft . above the esplanade . The height of the Dome above the base line of the east front is 287 - ft . 5 ...
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... columns and capitals , sculpture and frescoing ; the tessel- lated floors , and the vistas through the windows , giving glimpses of the city and the Washington Monument , the Library , and the Capitol itself The Rotunda . The Rotunda in ...
... columns and capitals , sculpture and frescoing ; the tessel- lated floors , and the vistas through the windows , giving glimpses of the city and the Washington Monument , the Library , and the Capitol itself The Rotunda . The Rotunda in ...
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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.