The Taylor-Trotwood Magazine, Vol. IV, No. 4, January 1907

The Taylor-Trotwood Magazine, Vol. IV, No. 4, January 1907

To write of Lee in the fulfilling of his manifold duties would be to fill volumes. Lee as an intrepid young officer in the United States army; as a practical military engineer; as a man among men; as a staunch patriot, a brilliant commander and a magnanimous foe; a hero whose strength was the might of gentleness and self-command; the chief of a vanquished army, setting an example of noble submission; in the sanctity of his home, consecrating his energies to the restoration of a prostrate and desolate country; as the head of a great institution for the upbuilding of character and scholarship; as parent, as husband, friend; and as a modest, God-fearing gentlemanin all of these critical relations which constitute the test of true greatness, the rich nature of Robert Edward Lee shone with unfailing steadfastness and brilliancy. I cannot attempt, in the limits of a magazine article, to do justice to an inexhaustible subject. Why should I when the most eloquent tongues and pens of two continents have labored to present, with fitting eulogy, the character and career of our cavalier par excellence? It is the Souths patent of nobility that he is to-day regarded, the world over, not only as ranking with the greatest military geniuses history has known, but as having less of the selfish littleness of ordinary humanity than any of his compeers. I simply weave a wreath of memory to offer on his natal day. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68927
Author: Various
Release Date: Sep 9, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publication Date: 1907
Publisher Country: United States

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Editor: Moore, John Trotwood, 1858-1929 , Taylor, Robt. L. (Robert Love), 1850-1912