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... hope for men who measure rank in velvets and plumes , and in the habiliments of ease ? These we neither expect nor find . Rather we find John Car- ver , a merchant of sixty years , his wife and six helpers ranging in age from sixteen to ...
... hope for men who measure rank in velvets and plumes , and in the habiliments of ease ? These we neither expect nor find . Rather we find John Car- ver , a merchant of sixty years , his wife and six helpers ranging in age from sixteen to ...
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... hope to give battle before the invaders should reach Albany . General Schuyler sought - at first unsuccessfully - to gather sufficient troops to engage Burgoyne . As the English army reached the southern end of Lake Champlain it was ...
... hope to give battle before the invaders should reach Albany . General Schuyler sought - at first unsuccessfully - to gather sufficient troops to engage Burgoyne . As the English army reached the southern end of Lake Champlain it was ...
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George Ives Haight. ( in his reliance on the Dutch housevrouw's tale ) the hope that was so quickly and rudely shattered by a pumpkin . The old bridge over which the flee- ing steeds hurried is no more . In its stead a trim concrete ...
George Ives Haight. ( in his reliance on the Dutch housevrouw's tale ) the hope that was so quickly and rudely shattered by a pumpkin . The old bridge over which the flee- ing steeds hurried is no more . In its stead a trim concrete ...
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George Ives Haight. The men who made the westward march were cast in heroic mold . " Flag of the free heart's hope and home ,
George Ives Haight. The men who made the westward march were cast in heroic mold . " Flag of the free heart's hope and home ,
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George Ives Haight. " Flag of the free heart's hope and home , By angel hands to valor given ; The stars have lit the welkin dome , And all thy hues were born in heaven . Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but ...
George Ives Haight. " Flag of the free heart's hope and home , By angel hands to valor given ; The stars have lit the welkin dome , And all thy hues were born in heaven . Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but ...
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