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I remember him well, seated with his elbows on the table in front of him, his chin between his hands, and looking the picture of despair.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “I remember him well, seated with his elbows on the table in front of him, his chin between his hands, and looking the…”
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Grant reflects on a soldier's despair during a difficult time at sea.
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