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... head upon his nightly pil- low , it was with his trusty firelock conveniently at hand , that there might be safety for him and his should the wild war - whoop of the savage Indian break upon his slumbers . These merciless " lords of the ...
... head upon his nightly pil- low , it was with his trusty firelock conveniently at hand , that there might be safety for him and his should the wild war - whoop of the savage Indian break upon his slumbers . These merciless " lords of the ...
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... head of the wife and mother for the last , long sleep amid the shadows of the forest . Sympathizing neigh- bors gathered around ; but the want of a minister to conduct the usual solemn rites of Christian burial was deeply felt . Some ...
... head of the wife and mother for the last , long sleep amid the shadows of the forest . Sympathizing neigh- bors gathered around ; but the want of a minister to conduct the usual solemn rites of Christian burial was deeply felt . Some ...
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... head with the unfading laurels , he , too , had no mean part in the culture of a man who has proved him- self often a Great - Heart , but never a Worldly - wise - Man . And , above all , the historians and prophets of ancient times ...
... head with the unfading laurels , he , too , had no mean part in the culture of a man who has proved him- self often a Great - Heart , but never a Worldly - wise - Man . And , above all , the historians and prophets of ancient times ...
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... head of a great nation he was afterwards to occupy . Little thought Washington or Lincoln , as they drove their stakes or stretched their chains over their neigh- bors ' lands " for a consideration , " that they should one day , so to ...
... head of a great nation he was afterwards to occupy . Little thought Washington or Lincoln , as they drove their stakes or stretched their chains over their neigh- bors ' lands " for a consideration , " that they should one day , so to ...
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... head inclined forward , and his hands clasped behind his back . In matters of dress he is by no means precise . Always clean , he is never fashionable ; he is careless , but not slovenly . In manner he is re- markably cordial , and , at ...
... head inclined forward , and his hands clasped behind his back . In matters of dress he is by no means precise . Always clean , he is never fashionable ; he is careless , but not slovenly . In manner he is re- markably cordial , and , at ...
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