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... hand . He then learned to write with his left hand . In his old age he broke his left arm and after that could write with either hand only with difficulty . Fame brought other annoyances . There were religious zealots who came to ...
... hand . He then learned to write with his left hand . In his old age he broke his left arm and after that could write with either hand only with difficulty . Fame brought other annoyances . There were religious zealots who came to ...
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... hand fall powerless to his side , and clenched his right hand firmly , as if holding a dagger with the point aimed at his breast . " As he closed " with the solemn words ' or give me death ' ... he suited the action to the word by a ...
... hand fall powerless to his side , and clenched his right hand firmly , as if holding a dagger with the point aimed at his breast . " As he closed " with the solemn words ' or give me death ' ... he suited the action to the word by a ...
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... hand fell from his wrist . Lear picked up the hand . " Is he gone ? " asked Mrs. Washington . Lear silently indicated an affirmative answer . On the surface , Washington was much of the eighteenth century . The dignified Stuart ...
... hand fell from his wrist . Lear picked up the hand . " Is he gone ? " asked Mrs. Washington . Lear silently indicated an affirmative answer . On the surface , Washington was much of the eighteenth century . The dignified Stuart ...
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