The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 4Atlantic Monthly Company, 1859 - American essays |
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... least , for the adop- tion of the English form of government , -and , hoping that the dissensions of the old Confederation might lead to some such result , drank the health of the Bish- op of Osnaburg in good Madeira , and objected to ...
... least , for the adop- tion of the English form of government , -and , hoping that the dissensions of the old Confederation might lead to some such result , drank the health of the Bish- op of Osnaburg in good Madeira , and objected to ...
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... least . The provisional army fur- nished a fertile theme for fierce decla- mation . The black cockade became the badge of the supporters of government , so that in the streets one could tell at a glance whether friend or foe was ap ...
... least . The provisional army fur- nished a fertile theme for fierce decla- mation . The black cockade became the badge of the supporters of government , so that in the streets one could tell at a glance whether friend or foe was ap ...
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... least . His career was wonderful , even for the age of miraculous events he lived in . In America , he was a Revolutionary hero of the first rank , who carried letters in his pocket from George Washington , thanking him for his services ...
... least . His career was wonderful , even for the age of miraculous events he lived in . In America , he was a Revolutionary hero of the first rank , who carried letters in his pocket from George Washington , thanking him for his services ...
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... least the first glass , be- cause " the palate is furred with phlegms . " But I care little either for the liquor or the lackeys , and not much , I fear , at pres- ent , for " the female friends . " I have , then , nothing left for it ...
... least the first glass , be- cause " the palate is furred with phlegms . " But I care little either for the liquor or the lackeys , and not much , I fear , at pres- ent , for " the female friends . " I have , then , nothing left for it ...
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... least self- sufficient of us hope for something more than the dirty dollars , -for kindness , af- fection , loving perusal , and fostering shel- ter , long after our brains have moulder- ed , and the light of our eyes has been quenched ...
... least self- sufficient of us hope for something more than the dirty dollars , -for kindness , af- fection , loving perusal , and fostering shel- ter , long after our brains have moulder- ed , and the light of our eyes has been quenched ...
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