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James B. Weaver letters to Clara Vinson, 1856-1858
1858-03-19 Page 01
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Bloomfield Iowa March 19th 1858, Miss Clara:- This letter initiates a Correspondence between us which will lead, for all I know, as Byron says, - "to god knows where"! But whilst it may be true that I do not know exactly what its eventuation may be, yet I think that I am not so completely in the dark as my deceased friend, Lord Byron, was when he made the above remark. But let Byron sleep. Was it not that I have taken resolutely into my hands "the spade of perseverance" with the determination to dig wide the field of progress, I would
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Bloomfield Iowa March 19th 1858, Miss Clara:- This letter initiates a Correspondence between us which will lead, for all I know, as Byron says, - "to god knows where"! But whilst it may be true that I do not know exactly what its eventuation may be, yet I think that I am not so completely in the dark as my deceased friend, Lord Byron, was when he made the above remark. But let Byron sleep. Was it not that I have taken resolutely into my hands "the spade of perseverance" with the determination to dig wide the field of progress, I would
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