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The Flight of Time and Harper's Ferry Reflections
A sprawling fragment from a late 19th century paper blends poetry on time decay with editorial notices on the Harper's Ferry insurrection. It cites Brown and Kagi, reports military actions, and recounts newspaper commentary on Douglas Broderick politics and abolitionist actions.
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Alifornia
Sandusky Reginir
Beoator Broderick
California
Seoator Gwin
Himn
Broderick
United States Senate
Douglaw
Douglas
Contery
Paltroon
St. Louis Democrat
Lecompton
Stephen Arnold Igias
United States
Senate
Ajax
Hind
Douglas-Broderick
Missouri Republica
Springfield Register
Chicago Times
Ilinois
Latham
Buchanan
Popular Sovereignty
Jefferson Davis
James Buchanan
Comagon
Pennsylvania
Forney
Wm. Norton
Illinois
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Harper's Perry
John Brown
Ossiwatomie
Harper's Ferry
Kagi
Brown
Canada
Missouri
Kingi
Kansas
Baltimore
Phelps
Anderson
Sacavol P. Young
Turner
M Aw
West Point
Harper’s Ferry
Beckham
Hammond
Martinsburg
Armory
Popiae
Evans Stephens
Telegraph
Allen Evans
Aaron Stephens
Stevens
Evans
Aaron Stevens
Samson
Ellie
Connecticut
Capt
United States Army
Woma
Mlewis
Browns
Lorain Stembie
Hambersburg
Washington
Oel
Cincinnati Gazette
Harper
Berratt
Secretary of War
Goddard
Bross
Massa
USA
Blake
Dunnington
Capitol
Faulkner
Harpers Ferry
Ossawatomie Brown
Kamien
Philadelphia
Adams & Co
Carey
Etna