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To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Approximate author period: c. 1786 AD · early modern
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- Henry Lee
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- Approximate author period: c. 1786 AD · early modern
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- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
Memoirs of Lee. Eulogy on Washington, Dec. 26, 1799.
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