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... thought he bore a charmed life . He afterwards served with distinc- tion all through the French war , and when peace came he went back to the estate which he had inherited from his brother , the most admired man in Virginia . At that ...
... thought he bore a charmed life . He afterwards served with distinc- tion all through the French war , and when peace came he went back to the estate which he had inherited from his brother , the most admired man in Virginia . At that ...
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... thoughts had never been the prey Of care or gain ; the green woods were their portions ; · they were , not savage ; and their rifles , Simple Though very Serene , not true , were yet not used for trifles . sullen , were the solitudes Of ...
... thoughts had never been the prey Of care or gain ; the green woods were their portions ; · they were , not savage ; and their rifles , Simple Though very Serene , not true , were yet not used for trifles . sullen , were the solitudes Of ...
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... thought . omitted , and part . Nothing was overlooked and nothing then , for some reason good or bad , every one of the division commanders failed to do was to march from Bristol with two thousand men ; come make a As the general plan ...
... thought . omitted , and part . Nothing was overlooked and nothing then , for some reason good or bad , every one of the division commanders failed to do was to march from Bristol with two thousand men ; come make a As the general plan ...
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... thought the line December 20 , when he said : " It that I am going a good deal out of my duty to adopt these ... thoughts , him when his ice of the the " " inestimable blessing of liberty life devoted , must be my excuse . thoughts in ...
... thought the line December 20 , when he said : " It that I am going a good deal out of my duty to adopt these ... thoughts , him when his ice of the the " " inestimable blessing of liberty life devoted , must be my excuse . thoughts in ...
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... thoughts recurred to the country which they had served in its hour of trial , three thousand miles away . They sought the legation of the United States and turned to the American minister for protection . Such an exercise of humanity at ...
... thoughts recurred to the country which they had served in its hour of trial , three thousand miles away . They sought the legation of the United States and turned to the American minister for protection . Such an exercise of humanity at ...
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