 | John Forster - 1874 - 616 pagini
...sat reflecting. ' Might one ask the nature of this dream, sir?' said the Attorney-General. ' Well,' replied the President, without lifting his head or changing his attitude, ' I arn on a great broad rolling river — and I am in a boat — and I drift — and I drift ! — But... | |
 | 226 pagini
...sat reflecting. " Might ono ask the nature of this dream, sir?" said tho Attorney-General, " Well," replied the president, without lifting his head or...raising his face and looking round the table as Mr. Stantou entered : "let us proceed to business, gentlemen." Mr. Sfanton and the Attorney-General said,... | |
 | John Forster - 1874 - 586 pagini
...Lincoln. Interview with President Johnson. English minister. An old acquaintuuce. ' General. " Well," replied the President, without lifting ' his head...his attitude, " I am on a great broad ' " rolling river—and I am in a boat—and I drift—and I '" drift!—But this is not business—" suddenly... | |
 | John Forster - 1874 - 802 pagini
...sat reflecting. ' Might one ask the nature of this dream, sir?' said the Attorney-General. 'Well,' replied the President, without lifting his head or changing his attitude, ' I arn on a great broad rolling river — and I am in a boat— and I drift — and I drift ! — But... | |
 | John Forster - 1874 - 616 pagini
...sat reflecting. ' Might one ask the nature of this dream, sir?' said the Attorney-General. 'Well,' replied the President, without lifting his head or changing his attitude, ' I arn on a great broad rolling river — and I am in a boat — and I drift — and I drift ! — But... | |
 | Caleb Sprague Henry - 1877 - 318 pagini
...sat reflecting. "Might one ask the nature of this dream, sir ? " said the Attorney-General. "Well," replied the President, without lifting his head or...drift — and I drift." "But this is not business," — said he, suddenly raising his face and looking around the table as Mr. Stanton entered, "let us... | |
 | 1881 - 738 pagini
...sat reflecting. " Might one ask the nature of this dream, sir ? " said the Attorney-General. " Well," replied the President without lifting his head or changing his attitude, " I am on a great hroad rolling river— and I am in a boat — and I drift ! — and I drift ! — but this is not business,"... | |
 | Charles Wilkins - 1882 - 632 pagini
...he sat reflecting. ' Might one ask the nature of the dream, Sir?' said the Attorney-General. 'Well,' replied the President, without lifting his head, or...attitude, ' I am on a great broad rolling river, and I drift — and I drift But this is not business,'— suddenly raising his face, and looking round the... | |
 | 1890 - 746 pagini
...sat reflecting. " Might one ask the nature of this dream, sir?" said the Attorney General. " Well," replied the President, without lifting his head, or...proceed to business, gentlemen." Mr. Stanton and the Attorney General said, as they walked on together, that it would be curious to notice whether anything... | |
 | 1890 - 516 pagini
...Attorney General. "Well," replied the President, without lifting his head, or changing his attiude, "I am on a great, broad, rolling river, and I am in...proceed to business, gentlemen." Mr Stanton and the Attorney General said, as they walked on together, that it would be curious to notice whether anything... | |
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Well,' replied the President, without lifting his head or changing his attitude, ' I am on a great broad rolling river — and I am in a boat — and I drift— and I drift ! — but this is not business ' — suddenly raising his face and looking round... 
