The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.
“My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.”
“In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862, it was determined by the Rebel government last summer to resume the offensive in that direction.”