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... soldiers , as his frequent and unsuccessful endeavors for peace . He talked , with terror , on the blood he was going to shed , and pleaded only the necessity that urged him to it . He deplored the many brave men that were to fall on ...
... soldiers , as his frequent and unsuccessful endeavors for peace . He talked , with terror , on the blood he was going to shed , and pleaded only the necessity that urged him to it . He deplored the many brave men that were to fall on ...
Page 77
... soldiers , as his frequent and unsuccessful endeavors for peace . He talked , with terror , on the blood he was going to shed , and pleaded only the necessity that urged him to it . He deplored the many brave men that were to fall on ...
... soldiers , as his frequent and unsuccessful endeavors for peace . He talked , with terror , on the blood he was going to shed , and pleaded only the necessity that urged him to it . He deplored the many brave men that were to fall on ...
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... soldier , without receiving any command , but urged as it were by a divine impulse , seized some of the blazing ... soldiers to exert themselves to the utmost to extinguish the fire . He called , prayed , and threat- What induced ...
... soldier , without receiving any command , but urged as it were by a divine impulse , seized some of the blazing ... soldiers to exert themselves to the utmost to extinguish the fire . He called , prayed , and threat- What induced ...
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