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... felt justly that he now was going on parade for the first time as the representative of his troops and his colony . Therefore with excellent sense he dressed as befitted the occasion , and at the same time gratified his own taste ...
... felt justly that he now was going on parade for the first time as the representative of his troops and his colony . Therefore with excellent sense he dressed as befitted the occasion , and at the same time gratified his own taste ...
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... felt that a right solution must be found or inconceivable evils would ensue . The inherent and everlasting wrong of the system made its continuance , to his mind , impos- sible . While it existed , he believed that the laws which ...
... felt that a right solution must be found or inconceivable evils would ensue . The inherent and everlasting wrong of the system made its continuance , to his mind , impos- sible . While it existed , he believed that the laws which ...
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... felt that there was a mastering strength behind the words . He faced the terrible issue solemnly and firmly , but his blood was up , the fighting spirit in him was aroused , and the convention chose him as one of Virginia's six ...
... felt that there was a mastering strength behind the words . He faced the terrible issue solemnly and firmly , but his blood was up , the fighting spirit in him was aroused , and the convention chose him as one of Virginia's six ...
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... felt , and we see again how his spirit rose as he saw more and more clearly that the ultimate issue was inevitable . The letter is addressed to Captain Mackenzie , a British officer at Boston , and an old friend . " Permit me , " he ...
... felt , and we see again how his spirit rose as he saw more and more clearly that the ultimate issue was inevitable . The letter is addressed to Captain Mackenzie , a British officer at Boston , and an old friend . " Permit me , " he ...
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... felt that there now could be but one result , and that violent separation from the mother country was inevitable . Here is where he differed from his associates and from the great mass of the people , and it is to this entire veracity ...
... felt that there now could be but one result , and that violent separation from the mother country was inevitable . Here is where he differed from his associates and from the great mass of the people , and it is to this entire veracity ...
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