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... attacking the grossest public abuses ; but , while he has avoided indecency and heat , of language , and has , on the other hand , not attempted the elegance and elevation of the literary artist , he trusts that he has given his opin ...
... attacking the grossest public abuses ; but , while he has avoided indecency and heat , of language , and has , on the other hand , not attempted the elegance and elevation of the literary artist , he trusts that he has given his opin ...
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... attacked not only his book , but every form of free and independent thought in the country . With reference to the public , confident as the author is of the rectitude of their decision , he is content to submit his work to their ...
... attacked not only his book , but every form of free and independent thought in the country . With reference to the public , confident as the author is of the rectitude of their decision , he is content to submit his work to their ...
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... Attack . - He removes to the Kanawha Re- gion . - The Opportunity of a Decisive Battle lost . - Retreat of Rosecrans . - General H. R. Jackson's Affair on the Greenbrier . - The Approach of Winter . - The Campaign in Western Virginia ...
... Attack . - He removes to the Kanawha Re- gion . - The Opportunity of a Decisive Battle lost . - Retreat of Rosecrans . - General H. R. Jackson's Affair on the Greenbrier . - The Approach of Winter . - The Campaign in Western Virginia ...
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... attacked with sticks , stones , and every conceivable weapon , and in more than one instance their muskets were ... attack , the troops pressed along the street confused and stag- gering , breaking into a run whenever there was an ...
... attacked with sticks , stones , and every conceivable weapon , and in more than one instance their muskets were ... attack , the troops pressed along the street confused and stag- gering , breaking into a run whenever there was an ...
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... attack , by the flag which floated over it . He replied that he would sacrifice his life in keeping the flag flying - and by daybreak the next day the oath was fulfilled . He laid down his life , not in the excite- ment of passion , but ...
... attack , by the flag which floated over it . He replied that he would sacrifice his life in keeping the flag flying - and by daybreak the next day the oath was fulfilled . He laid down his life , not in the excite- ment of passion , but ...
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Southern History of the War: The Third Year of the War Edward Alfred Pollard No preview available - 2016 |
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