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Des Moines County, Iowa Anti-Slavery Society minutes and declarations, 1844-1845
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When the celestial lightning's play O're the wide circuit of the skies, Who the responsive [illegible] shall stay, As swift from cloud to cloud it flies. Where streams from all the rising land Course swiftly to the heaving main, Say, can a [illegible] mortals home The mingling of the floods restrain? After pronouncing their blessing upon the young soldier gave them full consent. the clergyman was summoned and they were married. they solemnly repeated their vows of affection and constancy. there was no time to lose. already the enemy was approaching. a prayer was offered full of earnestness and faith. the drum of the company to which the Bridegroom belonged was sounded adieus were hastily said. that lord of
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When the celestial lightning's play O're the wide circuit of the skies, Who the responsive [illegible] shall stay, As swift from cloud to cloud it flies. Where streams from all the rising land Course swiftly to the heaving main, Say, can a [illegible] mortals home The mingling of the floods restrain? After pronouncing their blessing upon the young soldier gave them full consent. the clergyman was summoned and they were married. they solemnly repeated their vows of affection and constancy. there was no time to lose. already the enemy was approaching. a prayer was offered full of earnestness and faith. the drum of the company to which the Bridegroom belonged was sounded adieus were hastily said. that lord of
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