"Fortune has played me a sad trick by……" — Belle Boyd
"Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on."
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Belle Boyd
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15 Quotes by Belle Boyd
Belle Boyd has 15 quotes on this site.
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A true woman always loves a real soldier.
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If it is a crime to love the South, its cause and its President, then I am a criminal. I…
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The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election.
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I only wanted to help my people.
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Meanwhile, my residence within the Federal lines, and my acquaintance with so many of the officers, the origin of which…
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I hope that when I commence that oath, my tongue may cleave to the roof of my mouth. If I…
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I firmly believe that in this fiery ordeal, in this suffering, misery, and woe, the South is but undergoing a…
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I thank God that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman.
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Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the…
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What a jolly thing military surveillance is!
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My memoirs were written, and a portion of them already in the hands of the publishers, when the startling news…
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Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln, for in him I saw the destroyer.
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A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can…
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He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of…
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You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your…
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Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
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