Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War |
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... which exalts paid panegyric above honest truth , and reduces the level of the historian to that of the scrubs and scribblers who write poetry and puffs in newspaper corners . The flatterer's idea of the history of the present war.
... which exalts paid panegyric above honest truth , and reduces the level of the historian to that of the scrubs and scribblers who write poetry and puffs in newspaper corners . The flatterer's idea of the history of the present war.
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... present war would no doubt be to plaster the government with praises ; to hide all the faults of the people of the South while gilding their virtues ; to make , for a consid- eration , " especial mention " of all the small trash in the ...
... present war would no doubt be to plaster the government with praises ; to hide all the faults of the people of the South while gilding their virtues ; to make , for a consid- eration , " especial mention " of all the small trash in the ...
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... present , and that one of the greatest values of contemporary annals is to vindicate in good time to the world the fame and reputation of nations . With this object constantly in view , the author has composed this work . He will ...
... present , and that one of the greatest values of contemporary annals is to vindicate in good time to the world the fame and reputation of nations . With this object constantly in view , the author has composed this work . He will ...
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... present generation were born in the belief that the Union of the States was destined to be perpetual . A few minds rose superior to this natal delusion ; the early history of the Union itself was not without premoni- tions of decay and ...
... present generation were born in the belief that the Union of the States was destined to be perpetual . A few minds rose superior to this natal delusion ; the early history of the Union itself was not without premoni- tions of decay and ...
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... present direction of our new settlements . But viewed as an act of proscription against her , the Missouri Compromise was justly offensive to the South ; and its abrogation , in this respect , strongly recom- mended itself to her ...
... present direction of our new settlements . But viewed as an act of proscription against her , the Missouri Compromise was justly offensive to the South ; and its abrogation , in this respect , strongly recom- mended itself to her ...
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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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