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... better than I remember . They look better and they play better , and I can remember that I was in the local band here for a while .... When they got hard up for a bass drummer , the best you had to do at that time to qualify was to keep ...
... better than I remember . They look better and they play better , and I can remember that I was in the local band here for a while .... When they got hard up for a bass drummer , the best you had to do at that time to qualify was to keep ...
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... better preparation for defense ; more infatuation of counsel among our enemies , and more valor and zeal among ourselves ? The same force and resistance which are suf- ficent to procure us our liberties will secure us a glorious ...
... better preparation for defense ; more infatuation of counsel among our enemies , and more valor and zeal among ourselves ? The same force and resistance which are suf- ficent to procure us our liberties will secure us a glorious ...
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... better chance of becoming a good speaker than he who does not . He who knows what language is capable of doing has a better chance of knowing what he himself is capable of accomplishing . It was said of Winston Churchill , one of the ...
... better chance of becoming a good speaker than he who does not . He who knows what language is capable of doing has a better chance of knowing what he himself is capable of accomplishing . It was said of Winston Churchill , one of the ...
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