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Page 183
... thought that he owed it some re- turn for his education . " I never liked service in the army . I did not wish to go to West Point . My father had to use his authority to make me go , " he continued . " I never went into a battle ...
... thought that he owed it some re- turn for his education . " I never liked service in the army . I did not wish to go to West Point . My father had to use his authority to make me go , " he continued . " I never went into a battle ...
Page 470
... thought of Amsterdam ; of the buttoned - up stolidity of the placid Dutch houses ; of the sluggish rivers and the blond boatmen . But whatever he The Boswell of the thought or said has not come down to us . expedition - John Russell ...
... thought of Amsterdam ; of the buttoned - up stolidity of the placid Dutch houses ; of the sluggish rivers and the blond boatmen . But whatever he The Boswell of the thought or said has not come down to us . expedition - John Russell ...
Page 473
... thought he had come back too soon . The Republican National Convention was not to be held until June of the next year , and it was probable -or possible that the steaming enthusiasm of the hour would blow itself away into thin air ...
... thought he had come back too soon . The Republican National Convention was not to be held until June of the next year , and it was probable -or possible that the steaming enthusiasm of the hour would blow itself away into thin air ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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