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than the manners of these people. They generally began
Inowcometoyourjests,sinceasanafterpiecetoAccius'sDEnomaus,youhavebroughtonthestage,not,aswashiswont, ...
The inn called the Tiger's Head is of great antiquity;
"Lexington,Virginia,January5,1866."MyDearSir:Iamverymuchobligedtoyouforyourletterofthe27thult.,andfo ...
was unable to leave the harbour, and the fugitive was obliged
ColonelEllis,PresidentoftheJamesRiverandKanawhaCanalCompany,placedatmymother'sdisposalhisprivateboat ...
no vessels large enough for fighting purposes. So the little
"MyDearFitzhugh:Iwasverygladlastnighttoreceiveyourletterofthe18thannouncingyourreturntoRichmond.Idid ...
December 1st. — We steered for the island of Lemuy. I
Ihaveonlyonelastresource--philosophy:andtomakeherpleadforme,asthoughIdoubtedtheefficacyofamerereques ...
that any man might look upon with covetous eyes. Such tall
Inalettertohisoldfriend,Mr.H.Tutweiler,ofVirginia,ProfessorLongsentthefollowingmessagetomyfather,whi ...
troop of horse, who soon galloped with his men in pursuit.
"Itwasinthewinterof1863-4,whenwewerecampednearOrangeCourtHouse,that,meetingtheGeneralafterIhadcomeba ...
on any church in the county. By trinkrums I suppose
"MyDearFitzhugh:YourreportoftheconditionofSmith'sIslandcorrespondswithmyownimpressions,baseduponmykn ...
gruffly, explaining that he had always been fond of the
Inbrokenfragmentspresseduponhisbrow;HisvitalpartsweresafeguardedbyspearsThatbristledinhisbody.Fortun ...
in the second by Ethelwolf. In both the Danes were victorious,
"...Ihavebeenoverthehousewearetooccupy.Itisinwretchedcondition.Mrs.M.hasnotyetvacatedit,butIhavesome ...
hub of commercial liveliness, with the fine old inns and
"Goaway;thatisGeneralLee'sroom."Themandroppedback,sayingmournfully:Onanotheroccasionsomecountrypeopl ...
tells us left directions, after having quarrelled with
Inanotherletter,ofJune13th,aftertellingmeofthevisitofacousinofmymother'sandhowmuchgratificationitwas ...
Indian family, who had come to trade in a canoe from Caylen,
Meanwhile.Iwasinformedbydespatchesandmessengersfrommanysides,thattheParthiansandArabshadapproachedth ...
plan had been concerted with the captain of a merchantman
TohisdaughterAgnes,aboutthesametime,hewrites:"Lexington,Virginia,October26,1865."MyDearAgnes:Iwillbe ...
thirty-four feet above the sea. Crowe's Lewesdon Hill was
"MyDearFitzhugh:Ireceivedyesterdayyourletterofthe28thultimo,andregretverymuchtolearnofTabb'sindispos ...
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