The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... into dissipation . Fortunately , Seargent passed safely the crucial test ; he fully realized , though but a youth , the responsibility of his position . He knew he had but two years in which to 6 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF.
... into dissipation . Fortunately , Seargent passed safely the crucial test ; he fully realized , though but a youth , the responsibility of his position . He knew he had but two years in which to 6 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF.
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... position and help his elder brother , as the head of the house , to be a comfort , as far as in him lay , to the bereaved mother , to be a father to the younger children . How he discharged these solemn obligations will be seen in the ...
... position and help his elder brother , as the head of the house , to be a comfort , as far as in him lay , to the bereaved mother , to be a father to the younger children . How he discharged these solemn obligations will be seen in the ...
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... position about ten or twelve paces in front of the mark , with his loaded pistol in his right hand down by his side . The man who was to give the word would then call out emphatically , but slowly , " Gentlemen , are you ready ? -Fire ...
... position about ten or twelve paces in front of the mark , with his loaded pistol in his right hand down by his side . The man who was to give the word would then call out emphatically , but slowly , " Gentlemen , are you ready ? -Fire ...
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... position , he might have been content with a moderate income , and would have probably remained in Natchez ; but , after the death of his father , he ever thought it a solemn responsibility to help support his family and , above all ...
... position , he might have been content with a moderate income , and would have probably remained in Natchez ; but , after the death of his father , he ever thought it a solemn responsibility to help support his family and , above all ...
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... position in the front rank of the profession . While his forte was in criminal cases , he was equally at home in the dryer matters of civil causes and the more pliable principles of courts of equity . The old court - house was a square ...
... position in the front rank of the profession . While his forte was in criminal cases , he was equally at home in the dryer matters of civil causes and the more pliable principles of courts of equity . The old court - house was a square ...
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