If I could have gone on des... by Robert Gould Shaw, an American Soldier

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“If I could have gone on describing to you the beauties of this region, who knows but I might have made a fine addition to the literature of our age?”

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Robert Gould Shaw

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Name: Robert Gould Shaw

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Oct 10, 1837

Date of Death: Jul 18, 1863

Profession: Soldier

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In theory it may seem all right to some, but when it comes to being made the instrument of the Lord's vengeance, I myself don't like it.

Robert Gould Shaw

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If I could have gone on describing to you the beauties of this region, who knows but I might have made a fine addition to the literature of our age?

Robert Gould Shaw

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I don't want to write every week, it's too much trouble, and I shall only write when I want something. If you think I'm sick when I don't write, you can send for me to come and tell you.

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