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Page 147
... night , so the meeting was held outdoors . Hundreds looked on from windows , balconies , and rooftops . The air was still and hot . Ominous silence greeted Douglas as he rose to speak , and as he proceeded , groans , catcalls , and ...
... night , so the meeting was held outdoors . Hundreds looked on from windows , balconies , and rooftops . The air was still and hot . Ominous silence greeted Douglas as he rose to speak , and as he proceeded , groans , catcalls , and ...
Page 273
... night pass'd , " he wrote , " and what- ever returns , a day , a night like that can never again return . The President , recovering himself , begins that very night - sternly , rapidly sets about the task of reorganizing his forces ...
... night pass'd , " he wrote , " and what- ever returns , a day , a night like that can never again return . The President , recovering himself , begins that very night - sternly , rapidly sets about the task of reorganizing his forces ...
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... night . Union troops , coming in at daybreak , were oppressed by the sultry heat . Along the ridge that ran south from the Gettysburg cemetery , regiments and batteries moved into position . Men loomed like tall specters in the mist ...
... night . Union troops , coming in at daybreak , were oppressed by the sultry heat . Along the ridge that ran south from the Gettysburg cemetery , regiments and batteries moved into position . Men loomed like tall specters in the mist ...
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The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
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