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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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30.8.02

Q.
I read that the last man in the United States to be branded for a crime was Jonathan Walker. In Pensacola, Territory of Florida, 1844, he had "SS" burned into the palm of his hand. What did the "SS" stand for?

A.
Slave Stealer.
L.M. Boyd

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