"As early as the autumn of 1862, I……" — John Sergeant Wise

"As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school."

— John Sergeant Wise

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24 Quotes by John Sergeant Wise

John Sergeant Wise has 24 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in…
Of private differences personal to himself, my brother had none.
THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.
However the Southern man may have been master of the negro, there were compensatory processes whereby certain negroes were masters…
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.
Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far…
In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards…
In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished…
And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be…
The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the…
In such a condition of affairs, the practical difference between the abolitionist and the sympathizer, to the man who lost…
This and many others only confirmed me in the opinion, planted when I saw the sale of Martha Ann, and…

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More Autumn Quotes

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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it… — Orlando Bloom
Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full… — Hal Borland
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is… — Hal Borland
Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. — Elizabeth Bowen
Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay. — Robert Browning
I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the… — Robert Browning
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. — Albert Camus
If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that. — Nick Cave
Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. — William Allingham
Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year. — Backseat Goodbye
There are a thousand flowers blossoming in spring, The magical light of the full moon in autumn; There is a… — Wumen Huikai
A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle… — Unknown Author

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