bigscoop
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[FONT=Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times]"In person, he was about six feet in height, with jet black eyes and hair of the same color, worn longer than was the style at that time. His form was symmetrical, and gave evidence of unusual strength and activity; but his distinguishing feature was a dark and swarthy complexion, as if much exposure to the sun and weather had thoroughly tanned and discolored him; this, however, did not detract from his appearance, and I thought him the handsomest man I had ever seen. Altogether, he was a model of manly beauty, favored by the ladies and envied by men. To the first he was reverentially tender and polite; to the latter, affable and courteous, when they kept within bounds, but, if they were supercilious or presuming, the lion was aroused, and woe to the man who offended him. Instances of this character occurred more than once while he was my guest, and always resulted in his demanding and receiving an apology. His character soon became universally known, and he was no longer troubled by impertinence.
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[FONT=Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times]"Such a man was Thomas J. Beale, as he appeared in 1820, and in his subsequent visit to my house. He registered simply from Virginia, but I am of the impression he was from some western portion of the State. Curiously enough, he never adverted to his family or to his antecedents, nor did I question him concerning them, as I would have done had I dreamed of the interest that in the future would attach to his name."
[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times]Again, your author is playing with the general public while sending clear message to his targeted audience.[FONT=Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times] [/FONT]Does anyone understand the true meaning in all of the bold & underlined? There is a great deal of information about Thomas Beale in his description.
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[/FONT][FONT=Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times]Again, your author is playing with the general public while sending clear message to his targeted audience.[FONT=Book Antiqua, Times New Roman, Times] [/FONT]Does anyone understand the true meaning in all of the bold & underlined? There is a great deal of information about Thomas Beale in his description.
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