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... readers . I have , however , regardless of feelings , presented leading and plain facts , carefully and conscientiously ; trusting in the disposition at present pre- vailing in this country , to arrive at the truth as to the right and ...
... readers . I have , however , regardless of feelings , presented leading and plain facts , carefully and conscientiously ; trusting in the disposition at present pre- vailing in this country , to arrive at the truth as to the right and ...
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... and feelings . If the reader thinks I enter too much into details , I have only to say , by way of apology , that this chapter fairly Rural Life in Virginia . 19 represents the ordinary life 18 Ten Years in the United States .
... and feelings . If the reader thinks I enter too much into details , I have only to say , by way of apology , that this chapter fairly Rural Life in Virginia . 19 represents the ordinary life 18 Ten Years in the United States .
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... reader may occasionally meet with sudden breaks and transitions , which I hope he will excuse as unavoidable . In going from place to place , also , I have not troubled him with describing the railways , railway carriages , hotels , and ...
... reader may occasionally meet with sudden breaks and transitions , which I hope he will excuse as unavoidable . In going from place to place , also , I have not troubled him with describing the railways , railway carriages , hotels , and ...
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... reader will pardon me . In a new and vast field of observation the observer should take nothing for granted . I reached at length the field where the reaping was in progress , and as the sun was now hot - 90 ° in the shade at least - I ...
... reader will pardon me . In a new and vast field of observation the observer should take nothing for granted . I reached at length the field where the reaping was in progress , and as the sun was now hot - 90 ° in the shade at least - I ...
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... reader may perhaps say they ought to be good judges of an article in which they deal . We talked of England , her wealth , her power , extent , and so on . Was she going to turn republican like the rest of the world ? England was second ...
... reader may perhaps say they ought to be good judges of an article in which they deal . We talked of England , her wealth , her power , extent , and so on . Was she going to turn republican like the rest of the world ? England was second ...
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