The soldier's destiny. To which is added The Scrabster family1853 |
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... feelings of a kind and sympathizing man . acquaintance with this unusual specimen of a soldier was of material service to her , for it enabled her to procure a lodging and the necessaries of existence during the incarceration of her ...
... feelings of a kind and sympathizing man . acquaintance with this unusual specimen of a soldier was of material service to her , for it enabled her to procure a lodging and the necessaries of existence during the incarceration of her ...
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... feelings perhaps stronger , affections deeper , and intellect superior to a beast , the man must suffer at the hand of his fellow - man a torture which no one ever thought of inflicting upon the beast . Whilst men in the army cost the ...
... feelings perhaps stronger , affections deeper , and intellect superior to a beast , the man must suffer at the hand of his fellow - man a torture which no one ever thought of inflicting upon the beast . Whilst men in the army cost the ...
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... feeling this meeting had given him ; it was the faint struggle in his heart of the mite of virtue against the mass of corruption and brutality ; he could not forget it , and it was long before he regained sufficient nerve or composure ...
... feeling this meeting had given him ; it was the faint struggle in his heart of the mite of virtue against the mass of corruption and brutality ; he could not forget it , and it was long before he regained sufficient nerve or composure ...
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... feeling of horror and dis- gust in the sons of peace , who stay at home and know nothing more of war than its shows of gaudy splendour , or its lies of glory and fame . Beyond this , the climate of Canada did not suit him , and from the ...
... feeling of horror and dis- gust in the sons of peace , who stay at home and know nothing more of war than its shows of gaudy splendour , or its lies of glory and fame . Beyond this , the climate of Canada did not suit him , and from the ...
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... feeling . Impossible ! One might as well attempt to reason down the squalls of a nursery at washing time . The halt laundress , platter - faced and weazing , seemed to gasp upon my very face . The snoutless ewer , the cracked basin ...
... feeling . Impossible ! One might as well attempt to reason down the squalls of a nursery at washing time . The halt laundress , platter - faced and weazing , seemed to gasp upon my very face . The snoutless ewer , the cracked basin ...
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