 ... overbalance the loss. Mr. Van Buren, they felt, was out of the way, and this, in itself, was no trifling gain. Hope sprang up afresh, and, in the buoyancy of their hearts, they were disposed to treat him with all tenderness, to tread lightly on his...  The Lives and Opinions of Benj'n Franklin Butler, United States District ... - Seite 48von William Lyon Mackenzie - 1845 - 152 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Jonathan Dymond - 1834 - 358 Seiten
...treat him with all tenderness, to tread lightly on his faults, to forget the injuries he inflicted on the Republican cause, and to magnify, as much as possible,...stage changes the whole aspect of affairs. He comes Dot alone, but as the chief of a band, which the country had devoutly hoped was dispersed, never to... | |
 | William Lyon Mackenzie - 1845 - 168 Seiten
...treat him with all 'tenderness, to tread lightly on his faults, to forget the injuries hе inflicted on the • Republican cause, and to magnify, as much as possible, his virtues and public services. Г . , But the re-appearance of Mr. Van Buren on the stage changes. the whole- aspect of affairs. He... | |
 | Orestes Augustus Brownson - 1884 - 604 Seiten
...him with all tenderness, to tread lightly on his faults, to forget the injuries he had inflicted on the Republican cause, and to magnify as much as possible his virtues and public services. His defeat softened prejudice, and disarmed hostility, and all were disposed to follow him to private... | |
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