The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter

The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter

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The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter by Pheleg Van Trusedale

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The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter

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An Accurate and Exceedingly Interesting Account of his great achievements in Politics. Diplomacy, and War. All of which are recorded out of sheer love for the Martial Spirit of this truly Ambitious Nation.

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oled for his misfortunes. Upon the head of Achilles, who sought the smallest favor, I placed a garland. Eurylas, a man of large friendship; and Alexander, who was known among the nations for his liberality; and C‘sar, who had some valor; and Trajan, whose probity no one doubted; and Topirus, a man of great fidelity; and Cato, of whom it was said that he had some wisdom-these came, and in humility bowed before me and accepted my offering. For the delight and instruction of future generations, I have had their names written on the pages of history, which is the world's gift. And this was an age of the past.

"Then the age of modern poetry and oratory came in with one Shakspeare, and a friend of his of the name of Bacon. And it went out with Sheridan, and one Pitt, and a queer man of the name of Byron, whose name I have written in letters of gold, and have placed where envious bishops cannot take it down, though they build ladders of lawn. I will watch over it, and it shall be bright when kings and b

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