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All the knowing ones were consulted as to the issue, and they all agreed, to a man, in one of two opinions: either that Bob would flog Billy, or Billy would flog Bob.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: Agreed Billy Bob Either Issue Knowing Man Opinions Two Were Would

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I looked, and saw that Bob had entirely lost his left ear, and a large piece from his left cheek. His right eye was a little discoloured, and the blood flowed profusely from his wounds.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: Blood Bob Cheek Ear Entirely Eye Had His Large Left Little Looked Lost Piece Right Saw Wounds

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Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: Attempt Cannot Describe Fights Followed Frantic Gestures Language Little Scene Shall Taunt Therefore

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But there were women in the world, and from them each of our heroes had taken to himself a wife. The good ladies were no strangers to the prowess of their husbands. and, strange as it may seem, they presumed a little upon it.

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Topics: Each Good Had Heroes Himself Husbands Ladies Little May Our Prowess Seem Strange Strangers Taken Them Were Wife Women World

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During the session of the Supreme Court, in the village of -, about three weeks ago, when a number of people were collected in the principal street of the village, I observed a young man riding up and down the street, as I supposed, in a violent passion.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: About Collected Court Down Man Number Observed Passion People Principal Riding Session Street Supposed Supreme Supreme Court Three Up Up And Down Village Violent Weeks Were Young Young Man

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He was a horse of goodly countenance, rather expressive of vigilance than fire; though an unnatural appearance of fierceness was thrown into it by the loss of his ears, which had been cropped pretty close to his head.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: Appearance Been Close Countenance Ears Expressive Fire Goodly Had He Head His Horse Loss Pretty Rather Than Though Thrown Unnatural Vigilance Which

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In the younger days of the Republic there lived in the county of - two men, who were admitted on all hands to be the very best men In the county; which, in the Georgia vocabulary, means they could flog any other two men in the county.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: Admitted Any Best Could County Days Georgia Hands Lived Means Men Other Republic Two Very Vocabulary Were Which Who Younger

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It is said that a hundred gamecocks will live in perfect harmony together it you do not put a hen with them; and so it would have been with Billy and Bob, had there been no women in the world.

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Topics: Been Billy Bob Had Harmony Hen Hundred Live Perfect Put Said Them Together Will Women World Would You

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Ned made a tremendous rattling, at which Bullet took fright, broke his bridle, and dashed off in grand style; and would have stopped all farther negotiations by going home in disgust, had not a traveller arrested him and brought him back; but Kit did not move.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: Arrested Back Broke Brought Bullet Dashed Did Disgust Farther Fright Going Going Home Grand Had Him His Home Kit Made Move Negotiations Off Rattling Stopped Style Took Traveller Tremendous Which Would

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The former measured six feet and an inch in his stockings, and, without a single pound of cumbrous flesh about him, weighed a hundred and eighty. The latter was an inch shorter than his rival, and ten pounds lighter; but he was much the most active of the two.

~Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

Topics: About Active Eighty Feet Flesh Former He Him His Hundred Inch Latter Lighter Measured Most Much Pound Pounds Rival Single Six Stockings Ten Than Two Weighed Without

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: September 22nd, 1790

Died: September 9th, 1870

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