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Language cannot describe the scene that followed the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights
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"Language cannot describe the scene that followed; the shouts, oaths, frantic gestures, taunts, replies, and little fights; and therefore I shall not attempt it"

- Augustus Baldwin Longstreet

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Augustus Baldwin Longstreet between September 22, 1790 and September 9, 1870. He/she was a famous Lawyer from USA. The author also have 10 other quotes.

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