Southern Literature from 1579-1895: A Comprehensive Review, with Copious Extracts and Criticisms for the Use of Schools and the General Reader |
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... appearance of the American troops , on its way to Camden with despatches for Lord Rawdon . Captain M'Pherson commanded , an of- ficer highly and deservedly respected . Opposite to Fort Motte , to the north , stood another hill , where ...
... appearance of the American troops , on its way to Camden with despatches for Lord Rawdon . Captain M'Pherson commanded , an of- ficer highly and deservedly respected . Opposite to Fort Motte , to the north , stood another hill , where ...
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... appearance . He was a tall and very spare old man ; his head which was covered with a white linen cap , his shrivelled hands , and his voice , were all shaking under the influence of a palsy ; and a few moments ascertained to me that he ...
... appearance . He was a tall and very spare old man ; his head which was covered with a white linen cap , his shrivelled hands , and his voice , were all shaking under the influence of a palsy ; and a few moments ascertained to me that he ...
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... appearance , save only a rude shed at the entrance of the valley , on the door of which the oft- repeated brand of the horseshoe gave token of a smithy . There , too , the rivulet , increased by the innumerable springs which afforded to ...
... appearance , save only a rude shed at the entrance of the valley , on the door of which the oft- repeated brand of the horseshoe gave token of a smithy . There , too , the rivulet , increased by the innumerable springs which afforded to ...
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... and fine man- ners were rendered the more attractive by an uncommonly beautiful physiognomy , which gave him the appearance of great youth . M'Cord entered upon his profession in co - partnership with 202 SOUTHERN LITERATURE .
... and fine man- ners were rendered the more attractive by an uncommonly beautiful physiognomy , which gave him the appearance of great youth . M'Cord entered upon his profession in co - partnership with 202 SOUTHERN LITERATURE .
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... appearance in a coat of blue broad - cloth , astonishingly glossy , and with an unusual amount of plaited ruffle strut- ting through the folds of a Marseilles waistcoat . A wor- shipful finish is given to this costume by a large straw ...
... appearance in a coat of blue broad - cloth , astonishingly glossy , and with an unusual amount of plaited ruffle strut- ting through the folds of a Marseilles waistcoat . A wor- shipful finish is given to this costume by a large straw ...
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