The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... North America , thus high did our founders comprehend the fact . Our history had been more wonderful than the dreams of Oriental fancy . All the images of wealth , prosperity , and power that had ever thrilled the brain - pulses of the ...
... North America , thus high did our founders comprehend the fact . Our history had been more wonderful than the dreams of Oriental fancy . All the images of wealth , prosperity , and power that had ever thrilled the brain - pulses of the ...
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... North was prospering , we had allowed the enslaved to be immolated . While we could flourish under the fragrant branches of Liberty's tree , we were manuring the roots of the Upas , whose branches were spreading over our Northern ...
... North was prospering , we had allowed the enslaved to be immolated . While we could flourish under the fragrant branches of Liberty's tree , we were manuring the roots of the Upas , whose branches were spreading over our Northern ...
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... north wing of which had been dedicated to this house of suffering . Almost noiselessly , the doors of this ward opened every few moments , for the gentle tread of the night nurses , who came , in their sleepless vigils , to see if in ...
... north wing of which had been dedicated to this house of suffering . Almost noiselessly , the doors of this ward opened every few moments , for the gentle tread of the night nurses , who came , in their sleepless vigils , to see if in ...
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... North , from the undulating prairies of the distant West , from the crowded marts of commerce , and from ten thou- sand hamlets of peace and plenty , a million men came , rush- ing to avenge the insulted honor of the nation and plant ...
... North , from the undulating prairies of the distant West , from the crowded marts of commerce , and from ten thou- sand hamlets of peace and plenty , a million men came , rush- ing to avenge the insulted honor of the nation and plant ...
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... North came here , fewer still lived here . the richest families of the South did both . Washington they looked upon as their Northern home . Here all the Foreign Embassies were established , and spasmodic efforts were made to have and ...
... North came here , fewer still lived here . the richest families of the South did both . Washington they looked upon as their Northern home . Here all the Foreign Embassies were established , and spasmodic efforts were made to have and ...
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