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A patriot never lived who was more bitter in his hostility to English misrule, or more uncompromising in his opposition to toryism.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “A patriot never lived who was more bitter in his hostility to English misrule, or more uncompromising in his opposition…”
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This passage characterizes a patriot's fierce opposition to British rule and loyalty to the revolutionary cause.
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