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... affairs of men is as certain as any truth of physical science . " -- GEORGE BANCROFT . " The great master - spirits of the world are not so much distinguished , after all , by the acts they do as by the sense itself of some mysterious ...
... affairs of men is as certain as any truth of physical science . " -- GEORGE BANCROFT . " The great master - spirits of the world are not so much distinguished , after all , by the acts they do as by the sense itself of some mysterious ...
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... affairs , and that the blacksmith had something to say while making the anvil ring by his sturdy blows . Three years passed , and Sir Edmund Andros saw the streets of Boston suddenly swarming with armed men , who came from Cambridge ...
... affairs , and that the blacksmith had something to say while making the anvil ring by his sturdy blows . Three years passed , and Sir Edmund Andros saw the streets of Boston suddenly swarming with armed men , who came from Cambridge ...
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... condition of affairs people were moving to Indiana , where they could buy land for $ 2 an acre , and obtain an unclouded title from the United States . Slavery existed in Kentucky . Poor men were conscious of an EARLY YEARS . 23.
... condition of affairs people were moving to Indiana , where they could buy land for $ 2 an acre , and obtain an unclouded title from the United States . Slavery existed in Kentucky . Poor men were conscious of an EARLY YEARS . 23.
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... affairs of government and the election of Presi- dents . Is there the remotest probability that he will ever be able to strike a blow at such an institution ? Why does he speak the words ? Why lift his right hand to heaven and swear a ...
... affairs of government and the election of Presi- dents . Is there the remotest probability that he will ever be able to strike a blow at such an institution ? Why does he speak the words ? Why lift his right hand to heaven and swear a ...
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... he was able to resume his journey . He had reached home , but it would take time to settle affairs . The troubled heart of Ann Rutledge was at peace once more . Other months passed , but brought no letter . Why LIFE IN NEW SALEM . 83.
... he was able to resume his journey . He had reached home , but it would take time to settle affairs . The troubled heart of Ann Rutledge was at peace once more . Other months passed , but brought no letter . Why LIFE IN NEW SALEM . 83.
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