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... which were left on the road . ' ' Every day furnished scenes too painful to relate . The road was covered with soldiers who no longer retained the human form . Some had lost their hearing , others 2 A * WHAT IT IS , AND WHAT IT DOES . 5.
... which were left on the road . ' ' Every day furnished scenes too painful to relate . The road was covered with soldiers who no longer retained the human form . Some had lost their hearing , others 2 A * WHAT IT IS , AND WHAT IT DOES . 5.
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A Collection of Essays on War and Peace. human form . Some had lost their hearing , others their speech ; and many , by excessive cold and hunger , were re- duced to such a state of stupid frenzy , that they roasted the dead bodies for ...
A Collection of Essays on War and Peace. human form . Some had lost their hearing , others their speech ; and many , by excessive cold and hunger , were re- duced to such a state of stupid frenzy , that they roasted the dead bodies for ...
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... Human nature is as corri- gible on this subject as upon any other ; there is nothing to render the extinction of this custom impossible by the right use of the requisite means ; and the promises of God make its ultimate abolition ...
... Human nature is as corri- gible on this subject as upon any other ; there is nothing to render the extinction of this custom impossible by the right use of the requisite means ; and the promises of God make its ultimate abolition ...
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... human skulls - broken bones - unburied and putrefying dead bodies hospitals crowded with sick and wounded soldiers villages on fire - mothers in besieged towns eating the flesh of their children - ships sinking in the ocean rivers dyed ...
... human skulls - broken bones - unburied and putrefying dead bodies hospitals crowded with sick and wounded soldiers villages on fire - mothers in besieged towns eating the flesh of their children - ships sinking in the ocean rivers dyed ...
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... human nature amiable or re- spectable , whatever engages love or confidence , is sacrificed at its shrine ... humanity , in the curses and impre- cations of those whom his sword has reduced to despair . " CHALMERS , one of the first ...
... human nature amiable or re- spectable , whatever engages love or confidence , is sacrificed at its shrine ... humanity , in the curses and impre- cations of those whom his sword has reduced to despair . " CHALMERS , one of the first ...
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