quod defles, illud amasti.
LucanTag: latin civil-war lucan bellum-civile pharsalia
Preguntaréis por qué su poesía
no nos habla del sueño, de las hojas,
de los grandes volcanes de su país natal?
Venid a ver la sangre por las calles,
venid a ver
la sangre por las calles,
venid a ver la sangre
por las calles!
Racial hatred in America still exists but never was it anything like the time immediately after the Civil War. The western history of our nation would not be complete without the story of former slaves that helped develop the unique character of the West.
William SilvermanTag: civil-war racism-in-the-west western-history
I stop to brace myself against the walls, which are painted with the fingerprints of family.
Nancy B. BrewerTag: historical-fiction civil-war historical-romance
Rebel Number Four" is waiting patiently by the door. I named him "Rebel Number Four," for he is the fourth of his kind I have given the name "Rebel." To many he may be just a hound dog, but to me he is a champion and a friend to the end.
Nancy B. BrewerTag: historical-fiction civil-war historical-romance
I mean, I don't know much about the Civil War, but whenever I think of that time—I mean, ever since Gone With the Wind I've had these fantasies about those generals, those gorgeous young Southern generals with their tawny mustaches and beards, and hair in ringlets, on horseback. And those beautiful girls in crinoline and pantalettes. You would never know that they ever fucked, from all you're able to read." She paused and squeezed my hand. "I mean, doesn't it just do something to you to think of one of those ravishing girls with that crinoline all in a fabulous tangle, and one of those gorgeous young officers—I mean, both of them fucking like crazy?"
"Oh yes," I said with a shiver, "oh yes, it does. It enlarges one's sense of history.
Tag: past history war sex civil-war
I know this because the worst has happened. The thing I can’t live with… has happened. And for all our back and forth— and all the things we’ve said and done to each other… there’s one thing that I’ll never be able to tell anyone now… The one thing! The one thing I should have told you. But now I can’t… It wasn't worth it.
Brian Michael BendisTag: comics civil-war iron-man graphic-novel captain-america avengers the-avengers
I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
Oliver Cromwell.Tag: truth power arrogance anarchy delusion civil-war republicanism
It is something great and greatening to cherish an ideal; to act in the light of truth that is far-away and far above; to set aside the near advantage, the momentary pleasure; the snatching of seeming good to self; and to act for remoter ends, for higher good, and for interests other than our own.
Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainTag: inspirational civil-war
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future.
Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainTag: inspirational civil-war
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