Tecumseh : a Drama by Charles Mair
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page 93 of 134 (69%)
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In furtherance of all.
[_Exit_ PROCTOR.] BROCK. Prudent he will be--'tis a vice in him. For in the qualities of every mind There's one o'ergrows, and prudence in this man Tops all the rest. 'Twill suit our present needs. But, boldness, go with me! for, if I know My nature well, I shall do something soon Whose consequence will make the nation cheer, Or hiss me to my grave. [_Re-enter_ ORDERLY. ] ORDERLY. Your Exc'llency, Some settlers wait without. BROCK. Whence do they come? [_Enter_ COLONEL MACDONELL.] ORDERLY. From the raw clearings up Lake Erie, Sir. BROCK. Go bring them here at once. [_Exit_ ORDERLY.] The very men Who meanly shirk their service to the crown! A breach of duty to be remedied, For disaffection like an ulcer spreads Until the caustic ointment of the law, |
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