The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... heart grows faint with " hopes deferred . " Luckily for Prentiss , he did not have to wait long for an op- portunity , and with him opportunity meant success . General Felix Huston , a distinguished member of the bar , was attracted by ...
... heart grows faint with " hopes deferred . " Luckily for Prentiss , he did not have to wait long for an op- portunity , and with him opportunity meant success . General Felix Huston , a distinguished member of the bar , was attracted by ...
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... heart and head that , like the spots in the sun , they were absorbed in the general brilliancy . It was then , too , that Prentiss first met with President An- drew Jackson , and , as an illustration of how apt young men are to be ...
... heart and head that , like the spots in the sun , they were absorbed in the general brilliancy . It was then , too , that Prentiss first met with President An- drew Jackson , and , as an illustration of how apt young men are to be ...
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... heart ; and fortunate indeed would it have been had the world permitted this matter to rest ; but , alas ! it was not allowed to be forgotten . Those who have read " Georgia Scenes " will doubtless re- member , in the combat , the ...
... heart ; and fortunate indeed would it have been had the world permitted this matter to rest ; but , alas ! it was not allowed to be forgotten . Those who have read " Georgia Scenes " will doubtless re- member , in the combat , the ...
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... heart of men . " The address created a profound impression at the time , and the boys in the streets were often heard declaiming its most eloquent parts . It is a noticeable fact that Prentiss's written productions are never so eloquent ...
... heart of men . " The address created a profound impression at the time , and the boys in the streets were often heard declaiming its most eloquent parts . It is a noticeable fact that Prentiss's written productions are never so eloquent ...
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... heart too deep for utterance . His brother George was at Brunswick , and , being apprised by note that he was at the hotel , hastened thither , and , as he writes , ― ... " Found him sitting in a retired room and absorbed seemingly in ...
... heart too deep for utterance . His brother George was at Brunswick , and , being apprised by note that he was at the hotel , hastened thither , and , as he writes , ― ... " Found him sitting in a retired room and absorbed seemingly in ...
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