The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... become the law of the land . We had dethroned the Liberty we had boasted of , and en- throned the Dagon of Human Servitude in its place . We had prostituted to the basest purpose the great gift bestowed on us so lavishly ; and in the ...
... become the law of the land . We had dethroned the Liberty we had boasted of , and en- throned the Dagon of Human Servitude in its place . We had prostituted to the basest purpose the great gift bestowed on us so lavishly ; and in the ...
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... become Meccas of human devotion ; and to them the men of after - times go , as to sacred shrines , to pay their tributes of admiration and gratitude . But , while these proud names make their undis- puted way down through the centuries ...
... become Meccas of human devotion ; and to them the men of after - times go , as to sacred shrines , to pay their tributes of admiration and gratitude . But , while these proud names make their undis- puted way down through the centuries ...
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... become the sacred depositaries of materials from which the artists of a later age will mature their sublime and finished pictures . But , fully as the incidents of the war have photographed themselves through the press , countless facts ...
... become the sacred depositaries of materials from which the artists of a later age will mature their sublime and finished pictures . But , fully as the incidents of the war have photographed themselves through the press , countless facts ...
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... become so deeply interested in this young man it seemed to me I could not give him up . * * * * It was nearly midnight . The gas had been turned off just enough to leave the light needed , and twilight was grate- ful to the sick - room ...
... become so deeply interested in this young man it seemed to me I could not give him up . * * * * It was nearly midnight . The gas had been turned off just enough to leave the light needed , and twilight was grate- ful to the sick - room ...
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... become dear to mankind . The ground his feet pressed is sacred . The trees he planted with his own hand , the groves through which he walked at evening , still seem to breathe his name as they rustle their zephyr - music . Even the ...
... become dear to mankind . The ground his feet pressed is sacred . The trees he planted with his own hand , the groves through which he walked at evening , still seem to breathe his name as they rustle their zephyr - music . Even the ...
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