With men so few and odds against him so great, few captains ever surpassed him in achievements, some of which seem too disproportionate for belief, and yet no voice has yet called them in question.
Douglass praises John Brown's exceptional military skill, noting his disproportionate achievements despite being vastly outnumbered, which remain unchallenged.
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It was in the air, and men breathed it and were permeated by it, often when they were quite unconscious of its presence.
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I believed I should get enough to eat at Covey’s, even if I suffered in other respects, and this to a hungry man is not a prospect to be regarded with indifference.
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