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... wrote that laziness was " my besetting sin through life . ” This may be so ; but I cannot see where or when he man- aged to exercise his vice of indolence . Certainly his life in Georgetown was extraordinarily active . He wrote - I am ...
... wrote that laziness was " my besetting sin through life . ” This may be so ; but I cannot see where or when he man- aged to exercise his vice of indolence . Certainly his life in Georgetown was extraordinarily active . He wrote - I am ...
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... wrote in his Diary : " I know my ribs stick out , being covered by skin only , for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thou- sands of non - producers , while there is enough for all if it were equally ...
... wrote in his Diary : " I know my ribs stick out , being covered by skin only , for the want of sufficient food ; and this is the case with many thou- sands of non - producers , while there is enough for all if it were equally ...
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... wrote , in his official report , " One hundred million dollars of damage has been done to Georgia ; twenty million inured to our benefit , the remainder simply waste and destruc- tion . " Sherman's path was marked by ruin and homeless ...
... wrote , in his official report , " One hundred million dollars of damage has been done to Georgia ; twenty million inured to our benefit , the remainder simply waste and destruc- tion . " Sherman's path was marked by ruin and homeless ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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