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No act of heroism ever kindles in the mind of this writer a single aspiration in favor of the holy cause which inspired the bosom, & nerved the arm of the patriot warrior.
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Beveridge critiques the lack of inspiration drawn from acts of heroism in favor of a greater cause.
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