The light and dark of the Rebellion [by C.E. Lester]. |
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... he asked all nations to come . Hardly a day went by , but some winged messenger came from the Old World , freighted with hearts that were weary , seeking a new roof - tree , —with muscles that were over 8 THE LIGHT AND DARK.
... he asked all nations to come . Hardly a day went by , but some winged messenger came from the Old World , freighted with hearts that were weary , seeking a new roof - tree , —with muscles that were over 8 THE LIGHT AND DARK.
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... hearts on the other side of the water understood America . They knew our history , and they burned with enthusiasm to mix their fortunes up with our earlier settlers . They did ; and even this tide of national disaster has hardly ...
... hearts on the other side of the water understood America . They knew our history , and they burned with enthusiasm to mix their fortunes up with our earlier settlers . They did ; and even this tide of national disaster has hardly ...
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... hearts of the revellers , and we began to take our eyes from the dust and turn them up to heaven . By one wave of that wand which never waves twice to do its work , the handwriting was written on all the walls , and the Palace of our ...
... hearts of the revellers , and we began to take our eyes from the dust and turn them up to heaven . By one wave of that wand which never waves twice to do its work , the handwriting was written on all the walls , and the Palace of our ...
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... hearts and homes , far away from the halls and chambers that have been conse- crated by a sublimity of patriotism , affection , love of home , and unfaltering endurance . One ray of such sunshine is worth more to the bereaved than a ...
... hearts and homes , far away from the halls and chambers that have been conse- crated by a sublimity of patriotism , affection , love of home , and unfaltering endurance . One ray of such sunshine is worth more to the bereaved than a ...
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... heart , to the cot we had left , and , knowing something of hospitals and dying men , I sat down to wait and see what new symptoms would occur , with the full directions of the surgeon in any event . The opiate , or whatever it may have ...
... heart , to the cot we had left , and , knowing something of hospitals and dying men , I sat down to wait and see what new symptoms would occur , with the full directions of the surgeon in any event . The opiate , or whatever it may have ...
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