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... lived all her life in Amherst , Massachusetts . In her youth she was a vivacious and fun - loving girl . But the society in which she grew up was very strict , with pre- cise specifications as to the proper manners and beliefs for young ...
... lived all her life in Amherst , Massachusetts . In her youth she was a vivacious and fun - loving girl . But the society in which she grew up was very strict , with pre- cise specifications as to the proper manners and beliefs for young ...
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... lived in the village of Oakford , about eight miles north of New Salem Hill , where Lincoln was postmaster in his young manhood ; he had lived near Oakford all his sixty - seven years . At this time I had never seen Armstrong ; I had ...
... lived in the village of Oakford , about eight miles north of New Salem Hill , where Lincoln was postmaster in his young manhood ; he had lived near Oakford all his sixty - seven years . At this time I had never seen Armstrong ; I had ...
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... lived together for seventy years , Enjoying , working , raising the twelve children , Eight of whom we lost Ere I had reached the age of sixty . 10 I spun , I wove , I kept the house , I nursed the sick , 15 I made the garden , and for ...
... lived together for seventy years , Enjoying , working , raising the twelve children , Eight of whom we lost Ere I had reached the age of sixty . 10 I spun , I wove , I kept the house , I nursed the sick , 15 I made the garden , and for ...
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RALPH ELLISON | 75 |
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