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Messrs. 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weapons weapon NNS 27745 172 50 are be VBP 27745 172 51 shown show VBN 27745 172 52 and and CC 27745 172 53 extended extend VBN 27745 172 54 for for IN 27745 172 55 defence defence NN 27745 172 56 , , , 27745 172 57 they -PRON- PRP 27745 172 58 appear appear VBP 27745 172 59 weak weak JJ 27745 172 60 and and CC 27745 172 61 contemptible contemptible JJ 27745 172 62 ; ; : 27745 172 63 but but CC 27745 172 64 their -PRON- PRP$ 27745 172 65 wounds wound NNS 27745 172 66 , , , 27745 172 67 however however RB 27745 172 68 small small JJ 27745 172 69 , , , 27745 172 70 are be VBP 27745 172 71 decisive decisive JJ 27745 172 72 and and CC 27745 172 73 fatal fatal JJ 27745 172 74 . . . 27745 173 1 Conscious conscious JJ 27745 173 2 of of IN 27745 173 3 this this DT 27745 173 4 , , , 27745 173 5 she -PRON- PRP 27745 173 6 never never RB 27745 173 7 wounds wound VBZ 27745 173 8 until until IN 27745 173 9 she -PRON- PRP 27745 173 10 has have VBZ 27745 173 11 generously generously RB 27745 173 12 given give VBN 27745 173 13 notice notice NN 27745 173 14 even even RB 27745 173 15 to to IN 27745 173 16 her -PRON- PRP$ 27745 173 17 enemy enemy NN 27745 173 18 , , , 27745 173 19 and and CC 27745 173 20 cautioned caution VBD 27745 173 21 him -PRON- PRP 27745 173 22 against against IN 27745 173 23 the the DT 27745 173 24 danger danger NN 27745 173 25 of of IN 27745 173 26 treading tread VBG 27745 173 27 on on IN 27745 173 28 her -PRON- PRP 27745 173 29 . . . 27745 174 1 Was be VBD 27745 174 2 I -PRON- PRP 27745 174 3 wrong wrong JJ 27745 174 4 , , , 27745 174 5 sirs sir NNS 27745 174 6 , , , 27745 174 7 in in IN 27745 174 8 thinking think VBG 27745 174 9 this this DT 27745 174 10 a a DT 27745 174 11 strong strong JJ 27745 174 12 picture picture NN 27745 174 13 of of IN 27745 174 14 the the DT 27745 174 15 temper temper NN 27745 174 16 and and CC 27745 174 17 conduct conduct NN 27745 174 18 of of IN 27745 174 19 America America NNP 27745 174 20 ? ? . 27745 175 1 [ [ -LRB- 27745 175 2 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JJ 27745 186 12 in in IN 27745 186 13 youth youth NN 27745 186 14 , , , 27745 186 15 and and CC 27745 186 16 her -PRON- PRP$ 27745 186 17 beauty beauty NN 27745 186 18 increases increase NNS 27745 186 19 with with IN 27745 186 20 age age NN 27745 186 21 ; ; : 27745 186 22 her -PRON- PRP$ 27745 186 23 tongue tongue NN 27745 186 24 also also RB 27745 186 25 is be VBZ 27745 186 26 blue blue JJ 27745 186 27 , , , 27745 186 28 and and CC 27745 186 29 forked fork VBD 27745 186 30 as as IN 27745 186 31 lightning lightning NN 27745 186 32 , , , 27745 186 33 and and CC 27745 186 34 her -PRON- PRP$ 27745 186 35 abode abode NN 27745 186 36 is be VBZ 27745 186 37 among among IN 27745 186 38 impenetrable impenetrable JJ 27745 186 39 rocks rock NNS 27745 186 40 . . . 27745 187 1 Having have VBG 27745 187 2 pleased please VBN 27745 187 3 myself -PRON- PRP 27745 187 4 with with IN 27745 187 5 reflections reflection NNS 27745 187 6 of of IN 27745 187 7 this this DT 27745 187 8 kind kind NN 27745 187 9 , , , 27745 187 10 I -PRON- PRP 27745 187 11 communicated communicate VBD 27745 187 12 my -PRON- PRP$ 27745 187 13 sentiments sentiment NNS 27745 187 14 to to IN 27745 187 15 a a DT 27745 187 16 neighbor neighbor NN 27745 187 17 of of IN 27745 187 18 mine mine NN 27745 187 19 , , , 27745 187 20 who who WP 27745 187 21 has have VBZ 27745 187 22 a a DT 27745 187 23 surprising surprising JJ 27745 187 24 readiness readiness NN 27745 187 25 at at IN 27745 187 26 guessing guess VBG 27745 187 27 any any DT 27745 187 28 thing thing NN 27745 187 29 which which WDT 27745 187 30 relates relate VBZ 27745 187 31 to to IN 27745 187 32 public public JJ 27745 187 33 affairs affair NNS 27745 187 34 ; ; : 27745 187 35 and and CC 27745 187 36 , , , 27745 187 37 indeed indeed RB 27745 187 38 , , , 27745 187 39 I -PRON- PRP 27745 187 40 should should MD 27745 187 41 be be VB 27745 187 42 jealous jealous JJ 27745 187 43 of of IN 27745 187 44 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 187 45 reputation reputation NN 27745 187 46 in in IN 27745 187 47 that that DT 27745 187 48 way way NN 27745 187 49 , , , 27745 187 50 were be VBD 27745 187 51 it -PRON- PRP 27745 187 52 not not RB 27745 187 53 that that IN 27745 187 54 the the DT 27745 187 55 event event NN 27745 187 56 constantly constantly RB 27745 187 57 shows show VBZ 27745 187 58 that that IN 27745 187 59 he -PRON- PRP 27745 187 60 has have VBZ 27745 187 61 guessed guess VBN 27745 187 62 wrong wrong RB 27745 187 63 . . . 27745 188 1 He -PRON- PRP 27745 188 2 instantly instantly RB 27745 188 3 declared declare VBD 27745 188 4 it -PRON- PRP 27745 188 5 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 188 6 sentiment sentiment NN 27745 188 7 that that WDT 27745 188 8 Congress Congress NNP 27745 188 9 meant mean VBD 27745 188 10 to to TO 27745 188 11 allude allude VB 27745 188 12 to to IN 27745 188 13 Lord Lord NNP 27745 188 14 North North NNP 27745 188 15 's 's POS 27745 188 16 declaration declaration NN 27745 188 17 in in IN 27745 188 18 the the DT 27745 188 19 House House NNP 27745 188 20 of of IN 27745 188 21 Commons Commons NNPS 27745 188 22 that that IN 27745 188 23 he -PRON- PRP 27745 188 24 never never RB 27745 188 25 would would MD 27745 188 26 relax relax VB 27745 188 27 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 188 28 measures measure NNS 27745 188 29 until until IN 27745 188 30 he -PRON- PRP 27745 188 31 had have VBD 27745 188 32 brought bring VBN 27745 188 33 America America NNP 27745 188 34 to to IN 27745 188 35 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 188 36 feet foot NNS 27745 188 37 , , , 27745 188 38 and and CC 27745 188 39 to to TO 27745 188 40 intimate intimate VB 27745 188 41 to to IN 27745 188 42 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 188 43 Lordship lordship NN 27745 188 44 that that IN 27745 188 45 , , , 27745 188 46 if if IN 27745 188 47 she -PRON- PRP 27745 188 48 was be VBD 27745 188 49 brought bring VBN 27745 188 50 to to IN 27745 188 51 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 188 52 feet foot NNS 27745 188 53 , , , 27745 188 54 it -PRON- PRP 27745 188 55 would would MD 27745 188 56 be be VB 27745 188 57 dangerous dangerous JJ 27745 188 58 treading tread VBG 27745 188 59 on on IN 27745 188 60 her -PRON- PRP 27745 188 61 . . . 27745 189 1 But but CC 27745 189 2 I -PRON- PRP 27745 189 3 am be VBP 27745 189 4 positive positive JJ 27745 189 5 he -PRON- PRP 27745 189 6 has have VBZ 27745 189 7 guessed guess VBN 27745 189 8 wrong wrong JJ 27745 189 9 ; ; : 27745 189 10 for for IN 27745 189 11 I -PRON- PRP 27745 189 12 am be VBP 27745 189 13 sure sure JJ 27745 189 14 Congress Congress NNP 27745 189 15 would would MD 27745 189 16 not not RB 27745 189 17 , , , 27745 189 18 at at IN 27745 189 19 this this DT 27745 189 20 time time NN 27745 189 21 of of IN 27745 189 22 day day NN 27745 189 23 , , , 27745 189 24 condescend condescend VBP 27745 189 25 to to TO 27745 189 26 take take VB 27745 189 27 the the DT 27745 189 28 least least JJS 27745 189 29 notice notice NN 27745 189 30 of of IN 27745 189 31 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 189 32 Lordship lordship NN 27745 189 33 in in IN 27745 189 34 that that DT 27745 189 35 or or CC 27745 189 36 any any DT 27745 189 37 other other JJ 27745 189 38 way way NN 27745 189 39 . . . 27745 190 1 In in IN 27745 190 2 which which WDT 27745 190 3 opinion opinion NN 27745 190 4 I -PRON- PRP 27745 190 5 am be VBP 27745 190 6 determined determined JJ 27745 190 7 to to TO 27745 190 8 remain remain VB 27745 190 9 your -PRON- PRP$ 27745 190 10 humble humble JJ 27745 190 11 servant servant NN 27745 190 12 . . . 27745 190 13 " " '' 27745 191 1 On on IN 27745 191 2 the the DT 27745 191 3 8th 8th JJ 27745 191 4 day day NN 27745 191 5 of of IN 27745 191 6 February February NNP 27745 191 7 , , , 27745 191 8 1776 1776 CD 27745 191 9 , , , 27745 191 10 one one CD 27745 191 11 of of IN 27745 191 12 the the DT 27745 191 13 committee committee NN 27745 191 14 on on IN 27745 191 15 naval naval JJ 27745 191 16 affairs affair NNS 27745 191 17 , , , 27745 191 18 Mr. Mr. NNP 27745 191 19 Gadsden Gadsden NNP 27745 191 20 , , , 27745 191 21 who who WP 27745 191 22 represented represent VBD 27745 191 23 South South NNP 27745 191 24 Carolina Carolina NNP 27745 191 25 in in IN 27745 191 26 the the DT 27745 191 27 General General NNP 27745 191 28 Congress Congress NNP 27745 191 29 , , , 27745 191 30 presented present VBD 27745 191 31 that that DT 27745 191 32 body body NN 27745 191 33 with with IN 27745 191 34 a a DT 27745 191 35 flag flag NN 27745 191 36 that that WDT 27745 191 37 was be VBD 27745 191 38 made make VBN 27745 191 39 of of IN 27745 191 40 yellow yellow JJ 27745 191 41 silk silk NN 27745 191 42 with with IN 27745 191 43 a a DT 27745 191 44 rattlesnake rattlesnake NN 27745 191 45 upon upon IN 27745 191 46 it -PRON- PRP 27745 191 47 ( ( -LRB- 27745 191 48 see see VB 27745 191 49 Drayton Drayton NNP 27745 191 50 's 's POS 27745 191 51 American American NNP 27745 191 52 Revolution Revolution NNP 27745 191 53 , , , 27745 191 54 Vol Vol NNP 27745 191 55 . . . 27745 192 1 II II NNP 27745 192 2 , , , 27745 192 3 page page NN 27745 192 4 172 172 CD 27745 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196 18 , , , 27745 196 19 proper proper JJ 27745 196 20 committees committee NNS 27745 196 21 of of IN 27745 196 22 Congress Congress NNP 27745 196 23 to to TO 27745 196 24 look look VB 27745 196 25 after after IN 27745 196 26 them -PRON- PRP 27745 196 27 , , , 27745 196 28 a a DT 27745 196 29 commander commander NN 27745 196 30 - - HYPH 27745 196 31 in in IN 27745 196 32 - - HYPH 27745 196 33 chief chief NN 27745 196 34 , , , 27745 196 35 to to IN 27745 196 36 wit wit NN 27745 196 37 : : : 27745 196 38 Esek Esek NNP 27745 196 39 Hopkins Hopkins NNP 27745 196 40 , , , 27745 196 41 who who WP 27745 196 42 was be VBD 27745 196 43 named name VBN 27745 196 44 for for IN 27745 196 45 that that DT 27745 196 46 position position NN 27745 196 47 December December NNP 27745 196 48 22 22 CD 27745 196 49 , , , 27745 196 50 1775 1775 CD 27745 196 51 ; ; : 27745 196 52 but but CC 27745 196 53 no no DT 27745 196 54 national national JJ 27745 196 55 flag flag NN 27745 196 56 had have VBD 27745 196 57 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VBN 27745 217 39 in in IN 27745 217 40 the the DT 27745 217 41 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 27745 217 42 Archives Archives NNPS 27745 217 43 , , , 27745 217 44 Vol Vol NNP 27745 217 45 . . . 27745 218 1 5 5 CD 27745 218 2 , , , 27745 218 3 page page NN 27745 218 4 46 46 CD 27745 218 5 , , , 27745 218 6 wherein wherein WRB 27745 218 7 , , , 27745 218 8 _ _ NNP 27745 218 9 inter inter NNP 27745 218 10 alia alia NNP 27745 218 11 _ _ NNP 27745 218 12 , , , 27745 218 13 he -PRON- PRP 27745 218 14 said say VBD 27745 218 15 : : : 27745 218 16 " " `` 27745 218 17 The the DT 27745 218 18 Commodore Commodore NNP 27745 218 19 was be VBD 27745 218 20 with with IN 27745 218 21 me -PRON- PRP 27745 218 22 this this DT 27745 218 23 morning morning NN 27745 218 24 , , , 27745 218 25 and and CC 27745 218 26 says say VBZ 27745 218 27 that that IN 27745 218 28 the the DT 27745 218 29 fleet fleet NN 27745 218 30 has have VBZ 27745 218 31 no no DT 27745 218 32 colors color NNS 27745 218 33 to to TO 27745 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months month NNS 27745 219 33 after after IN 27745 219 34 the the DT 27745 219 35 time time NN 27745 219 36 fixed fix VBN 27745 219 37 in in IN 27745 219 38 the the DT 27745 219 39 alleged allege VBN 27745 219 40 Betsy Betsy NNP 27745 219 41 Ross Ross NNP 27745 219 42 claim claim NN 27745 219 43 . . . 27745 220 1 Thus thus RB 27745 220 2 it -PRON- PRP 27745 220 3 is be VBZ 27745 220 4 shown show VBN 27745 220 5 conclusively conclusively RB 27745 220 6 by by IN 27745 220 7 the the DT 27745 220 8 record record NN 27745 220 9 that that WDT 27745 220 10 we -PRON- PRP 27745 220 11 had have VBD 27745 220 12 dropped drop VBN 27745 220 13 the the DT 27745 220 14 old old JJ 27745 220 15 Grand Grand NNP 27745 220 16 Union Union NNP 27745 220 17 or or CC 27745 220 18 Continental Continental NNP 27745 220 19 Flag Flag NNP 27745 220 20 , , , 27745 220 21 to to IN 27745 220 22 wit wit NN 27745 220 23 : : : 27745 220 24 the the DT 27745 220 25 Crosses Crosses NNPS 27745 220 26 and and CC 27745 220 27 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NN 27745 300 4 964 964 CD 27745 300 5 . . . 27745 301 1 The the DT 27745 301 2 fleet fleet NN 27745 301 3 made make VBD 27745 301 4 a a DT 27745 301 5 descent descent NN 27745 301 6 upon upon IN 27745 301 7 New New NNP 27745 301 8 Providence Providence NNP 27745 301 9 , , , 27745 301 10 and and CC 27745 301 11 , , , 27745 301 12 after after IN 27745 301 13 capturing capture VBG 27745 301 14 the the DT 27745 301 15 place place NN 27745 301 16 and and CC 27745 301 17 taking take VBG 27745 301 18 away away RP 27745 301 19 a a DT 27745 301 20 large large JJ 27745 301 21 quantity quantity NN 27745 301 22 of of IN 27745 301 23 munitions munition NNS 27745 301 24 of of IN 27745 301 25 war war NN 27745 301 26 and and CC 27745 301 27 stores store NNS 27745 301 28 , , , 27745 301 29 it -PRON- PRP 27745 301 30 left leave VBD 27745 301 31 and and CC 27745 301 32 coasted coast VBD 27745 301 33 along along IN 27745 301 34 the the DT 27745 301 35 coast coast NN 27745 301 36 from from IN 27745 301 37 Cape Cape NNP 27745 301 38 Cod Cod NNP 27745 301 39 to to IN 27745 301 40 Cape Cape NNP 27745 301 41 Charles Charles NNP 27745 301 42 , , , 27745 301 43 making make VBG 27745 301 44 many many JJ 27745 301 45 captures capture NNS 27745 301 46 . . . 27745 302 1 On on IN 27745 302 2 the the DT 27745 302 3 17th 17th NN 27745 302 4 of of IN 27745 302 5 April April NNP 27745 302 6 , , , 27745 302 7 1776 1776 CD 27745 302 8 , , , 27745 302 9 occurred occur VBD 27745 302 10 the the DT 27745 302 11 first first JJ 27745 302 12 engagement engagement NN 27745 302 13 between between IN 27745 302 14 an an DT 27745 302 15 English english JJ 27745 302 16 war war NN 27745 302 17 vessel vessel NN 27745 302 18 and and CC 27745 302 19 a a DT 27745 302 20 commissioned commission VBN 27745 302 21 American american JJ 27745 302 22 war war NN 27745 302 23 vessel vessel NN 27745 302 24 . . . 27745 303 1 The the DT 27745 303 2 English english JJ 27745 303 3 vessel vessel NN 27745 303 4 was be VBD 27745 303 5 the the DT 27745 303 6 brig brig NN 27745 303 7 Edward Edward NNP 27745 303 8 , , , 27745 303 9 mounting mount VBG 27745 303 10 sixteen sixteen CD 27745 303 11 four four CD 27745 303 12 - - HYPH 27745 303 13 pounders pounder NNS 27745 303 14 , , , 27745 303 15 and and CC 27745 303 16 , , , 27745 303 17 by by IN 27745 303 18 a a DT 27745 303 19 strange strange JJ 27745 303 20 coincidence coincidence NN 27745 303 21 , , , 27745 303 22 the the DT 27745 303 23 American american JJ 27745 303 24 vessel vessel NN 27745 303 25 was be VBD 27745 303 26 the the DT 27745 303 27 Lexington Lexington NNP 27745 303 28 , , , 27745 303 29 Captain Captain NNP 27745 303 30 Barry Barry NNP 27745 303 31 . . . 27745 304 1 It -PRON- PRP 27745 304 2 was be VBD 27745 304 3 at at IN 27745 304 4 Lexington Lexington NNP 27745 304 5 on on IN 27745 304 6 land land NN 27745 304 7 in in IN 27745 304 8 April April NNP 27745 304 9 , , , 27745 304 10 1775 1775 CD 27745 304 11 , , , 27745 304 12 the the DT 27745 304 13 first first JJ 27745 304 14 shot shot NN 27745 304 15 was be VBD 27745 304 16 fired fire VBN 27745 304 17 by by IN 27745 304 18 Americans Americans NNPS 27745 304 19 , , , 27745 304 20 and and CC 27745 304 21 it -PRON- PRP 27745 304 22 was be VBD 27745 304 23 from from IN 27745 304 24 the the DT 27745 304 25 Lexington Lexington NNP 27745 304 26 at at IN 27745 304 27 sea sea NN 27745 304 28 that that WDT 27745 304 29 the the DT 27745 304 30 first first JJ 27745 304 31 broadside broadside NN 27745 304 32 was be VBD 27745 304 33 delivered deliver VBN 27745 304 34 at at IN 27745 304 35 the the DT 27745 304 36 " " `` 27745 304 37 Wooden Wooden NNP 27745 304 38 Walls Walls NNP 27745 304 39 " " '' 27745 304 40 of of IN 27745 304 41 old old JJ 27745 304 42 England England NNP 27745 304 43 . . . 27745 305 1 The the DT 27745 305 2 fight fight NN 27745 305 3 resulted result VBD 27745 305 4 in in IN 27745 305 5 the the DT 27745 305 6 capture capture NN 27745 305 7 of of IN 27745 305 8 the the DT 27745 305 9 British british JJ 27745 305 10 vessel vessel NN 27745 305 11 . . . 27745 306 1 No no DT 27745 306 2 one one NN 27745 306 3 can can MD 27745 306 4 tell tell VB 27745 306 5 in in IN 27745 306 6 the the DT 27745 306 7 absence absence NN 27745 306 8 of of IN 27745 306 9 a a DT 27745 306 10 record record NN 27745 306 11 the the DT 27745 306 12 name name NN 27745 306 13 of of IN 27745 306 14 the the DT 27745 306 15 vessel vessel NN 27745 306 16 to to TO 27745 306 17 first first RB 27745 306 18 fly fly VB 27745 306 19 the the DT 27745 306 20 Stars Stars NNPS 27745 306 21 and and CC 27745 306 22 Stripes Stripes NNPS 27745 306 23 . . . 27745 307 1 Paul Paul NNP 27745 307 2 Jones Jones NNP 27745 307 3 claimed claim VBD 27745 307 4 it -PRON- PRP 27745 307 5 for for IN 27745 307 6 the the DT 27745 307 7 Alliance Alliance NNP 27745 307 8 ; ; : 27745 307 9 but but CC 27745 307 10 in in IN 27745 307 11 Cooper Cooper NNP 27745 307 12 's 's POS 27745 307 13 life life NN 27745 307 14 of of IN 27745 307 15 Paul Paul NNP 27745 307 16 Jones Jones NNP 27745 307 17 , , , 27745 307 18 page page NN 27745 307 19 31 31 CD 27745 307 20 , , , 27745 307 21 occurs occur VBZ 27745 307 22 the the DT 27745 307 23 following following NN 27745 307 24 . . . 27745 308 1 Speaking speak VBG 27745 308 2 of of IN 27745 308 3 Jones Jones NNP 27745 308 4 ' ' POS 27745 308 5 claim claim NN 27745 308 6 , , , 27745 308 7 he -PRON- PRP 27745 308 8 says say VBZ 27745 308 9 : : : 27745 308 10 " " `` 27745 308 11 He -PRON- PRP 27745 308 12 may may MD 27745 308 13 have have VB 27745 308 14 been be VBN 27745 308 15 mistaken mistaken JJ 27745 308 16 . . . 27745 309 1 He -PRON- PRP 27745 309 2 always always RB 27745 309 3 claimed claim VBD 27745 309 4 to to TO 27745 309 5 have have VB 27745 309 6 been be VBN 27745 309 7 the the DT 27745 309 8 first first JJ 27745 309 9 man man NN 27745 309 10 to to TO 27745 309 11 hoist hoist VB 27745 309 12 the the DT 27745 309 13 flag flag NN 27745 309 14 of of IN 27745 309 15 1775 1775 CD 27745 309 16 ( ( -LRB- 27745 309 17 the the DT 27745 309 18 Grand Grand NNP 27745 309 19 Union Union NNP 27745 309 20 ) ) -RRB- 27745 309 21 in in IN 27745 309 22 a a DT 27745 309 23 national national JJ 27745 309 24 ship ship NN 27745 309 25 , , , 27745 309 26 and and CC 27745 309 27 the the DT 27745 309 28 first first JJ 27745 309 29 man man NN 27745 309 30 to to TO 27745 309 31 show show VB 27745 309 32 the the DT 27745 309 33 present present JJ 27745 309 34 ensign ensign NN 27745 309 35 ( ( -LRB- 27745 309 36 the the DT 27745 309 37 Stars Stars NNPS 27745 309 38 and and CC 27745 309 39 Stripes Stripes NNPS 27745 309 40 ) ) -RRB- 27745 309 41 on on IN 27745 309 42 board board NN 27745 309 43 of of IN 27745 309 44 a a DT 27745 309 45 man man NN 27745 309 46 - - HYPH 27745 309 47 of of IN 27745 309 48 - - HYPH 27745 309 49 war war NN 27745 309 50 . . . 27745 310 1 This this DT 27745 310 2 may may MD 27745 310 3 be be VB 27745 310 4 true true JJ 27745 310 5 or or CC 27745 310 6 not not RB 27745 310 7 . . . 27745 311 1 There there EX 27745 311 2 was be VBD 27745 311 3 a a DT 27745 311 4 weakness weakness NN 27745 311 5 about about IN 27745 311 6 the the DT 27745 311 7 character character NN 27745 311 8 of of IN 27745 311 9 the the DT 27745 311 10 man man NN 27745 311 11 that that WDT 27745 311 12 rendered render VBD 27745 311 13 him -PRON- PRP 27745 311 14 a a DT 27745 311 15 little little RB 27745 311 16 liable liable JJ 27745 311 17 to to IN 27745 311 18 self self NN 27745 311 19 - - HYPH 27745 311 20 delusions delusion NNS 27745 311 21 of of IN 27745 311 22 this this DT 27745 311 23 nature nature NN 27745 311 24 ; ; : 27745 311 25 and and CC 27745 311 26 while while IN 27745 311 27 it -PRON- PRP 27745 311 28 is be VBZ 27745 311 29 probable probable JJ 27745 311 30 he -PRON- PRP 27745 311 31 was be VBD 27745 311 32 right right JJ 27745 311 33 as as IN 27745 311 34 to to IN 27745 311 35 the the DT 27745 311 36 flag flag NN 27745 311 37 which which WDT 27745 311 38 was be VBD 27745 311 39 shown show VBN 27745 311 40 before before IN 27745 311 41 Philadelphia Philadelphia NNP 27745 311 42 on on IN 27745 311 43 the the DT 27745 311 44 Alfred Alfred NNP 27745 311 45 ( ( -LRB- 27745 311 46 the the DT 27745 311 47 Grand Grand NNP 27745 311 48 Union Union NNP 27745 311 49 ) ) -RRB- 27745 311 50 the the DT 27745 311 51 place place NN 27745 311 52 where where WRB 27745 311 53 Congress Congress NNP 27745 311 54 was be VBD 27745 311 55 sitting sit VBG 27745 311 56 , , , 27745 311 57 it -PRON- PRP 27745 311 58 is be VBZ 27745 311 59 by by IN 27745 311 60 no no DT 27745 311 61 means mean NNS 27745 311 62 as as RB 27745 311 63 reasonable reasonable JJ 27745 311 64 to to TO 27745 311 65 suppose suppose VB 27745 311 66 that that IN 27745 311 67 the the DT 27745 311 68 first first JJ 27745 311 69 of of IN 27745 311 70 the the DT 27745 311 71 permanent permanent JJ 27745 311 72 flags flag NNS 27745 311 73 ( ( -LRB- 27745 311 74 Stars Stars NNPS 27745 311 75 and and CC 27745 311 76 Stripes Stripes NNPS 27745 311 77 ) ) -RRB- 27745 311 78 was be VBD 27745 311 79 shown show VBN 27745 311 80 at at IN 27745 311 81 a a DT 27745 311 82 place place NN 27745 311 83 as as RB 27745 311 84 distant distant JJ 27745 311 85 as as IN 27745 311 86 Portsmouth Portsmouth NNP 27745 311 87 . . . 27745 312 1 The the DT 27745 312 2 circumstances circumstance NNS 27745 312 3 are be VBP 27745 312 4 of of IN 27745 312 5 no no DT 27745 312 6 moment moment NN 27745 312 7 , , , 27745 312 8 except except IN 27745 312 9 as as IN 27745 312 10 they -PRON- PRP 27745 312 11 serve serve VBP 27745 312 12 to to TO 27745 312 13 betray betray VB 27745 312 14 a a DT 27745 312 15 want want NN 27745 312 16 of of IN 27745 312 17 simplicity simplicity NN 27745 312 18 of of IN 27745 312 19 character character NN 27745 312 20 , , , 27745 312 21 that that WDT 27745 312 22 was be VBD 27745 312 23 rather rather RB 27745 312 24 a a DT 27745 312 25 failing failing NN 27745 312 26 with with IN 27745 312 27 the the DT 27745 312 28 man man NN 27745 312 29 , , , 27745 312 30 and and CC 27745 312 31 his -PRON- PRP$ 27745 312 32 avidity avidity NN 27745 312 33 for for IN 27745 312 34 personal personal JJ 27745 312 35 distinction distinction NN 27745 312 36 of of IN 27745 312 37 every every DT 27745 312 38 sort sort NN 27745 312 39 . . . 27745 312 40 " " '' 27745 313 1 To to TO 27745 313 2 corroborate corroborate VB 27745 313 3 Cooper Cooper NNP 27745 313 4 I -PRON- PRP 27745 313 5 have have VBP 27745 313 6 only only RB 27745 313 7 to to TO 27745 313 8 state state NN 27745 313 9 that that IN 27745 313 10 Jones Jones NNP 27745 313 11 ' ' POS 27745 313 12 claim claim NN 27745 313 13 is be VBZ 27745 313 14 absurd absurd JJ 27745 313 15 when when WRB 27745 313 16 , , , 27745 313 17 as as IN 27745 313 18 a a DT 27745 313 19 matter matter NN 27745 313 20 of of IN 27745 313 21 fact fact NN 27745 313 22 , , , 27745 313 23 the the DT 27745 313 24 Alliance Alliance NNP 27745 313 25 was be VBD 27745 313 26 not not RB 27745 313 27 launched launch VBN 27745 313 28 until until IN 27745 313 29 1777 1777 CD 27745 313 30 , , , 27745 313 31 and and CC 27745 313 32 Jones Jones NNP 27745 313 33 did do VBD 27745 313 34 not not RB 27745 313 35 command command VB 27745 313 36 her -PRON- PRP 27745 313 37 until until IN 27745 313 38 1779 1779 CD 27745 313 39 , , , 27745 313 40 when when WRB 27745 313 41 , , , 27745 313 42 as as IN 27745 313 43 a a DT 27745 313 44 matter matter NN 27745 313 45 of of IN 27745 313 46 course course NN 27745 313 47 , , , 27745 313 48 she -PRON- PRP 27745 313 49 must must MD 27745 313 50 have have VB 27745 313 51 carried carry VBN 27745 313 52 the the DT 27745 313 53 Stars Stars NNPS 27745 313 54 and and CC 27745 313 55 Stripes Stripes NNPS 27745 313 56 ( ( -LRB- 27745 313 57 see see VB 27745 313 58 MacKensie MacKensie NNP 27745 313 59 's 's POS 27745 313 60 Life Life NNP 27745 313 61 of of IN 27745 313 62 Jones Jones NNP 27745 313 63 , , , 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31 was be VBD 27745 315 32 by by IN 27745 315 33 that that DT 27745 315 34 arch arch JJ 27745 315 35 traitor traitor NN 27745 315 36 , , , 27745 315 37 Benedict Benedict NNP 27745 315 38 Arnold Arnold NNP 27745 315 39 , , , 27745 315 40 on on IN 27745 315 41 the the DT 27745 315 42 Royal Royal NNP 27745 315 43 Savage Savage NNP 27745 315 44 . . . 27745 316 1 He -PRON- PRP 27745 316 2 had have VBD 27745 316 3 command command NN 27745 316 4 of of IN 27745 316 5 the the DT 27745 316 6 fleet fleet NN 27745 316 7 on on IN 27745 316 8 Lake Lake NNP 27745 316 9 Champlain Champlain NNP 27745 316 10 in in IN 27745 316 11 the the DT 27745 316 12 winter winter NN 27745 316 13 of of IN 27745 316 14 1776 1776 CD 27745 316 15 - - : 27745 316 16 - - : 27745 316 17 A a DT 27745 316 18 man man NN 27745 316 19 who who WP 27745 316 20 died die VBD 27745 316 21 without without IN 27745 316 22 a a DT 27745 316 23 flag flag NN 27745 316 24 , , , 27745 316 25 without without IN 27745 316 26 a a DT 27745 316 27 country country NN 27745 316 28 , , , 27745 316 29 without without IN 27745 316 30 love love NN 27745 316 31 , , , 27745 316 32 without without IN 27745 316 33 respect respect NN 27745 316 34 . . . 27745 317 1 The the DT 27745 317 2 first first JJ 27745 317 3 British british JJ 27745 317 4 man man NN 27745 317 5 - - HYPH 27745 317 6 of of IN 27745 317 7 - - HYPH 27745 317 8 war war NN 27745 317 9 to to TO 27745 317 10 enter enter VB 27745 317 11 an an DT 27745 317 12 American american JJ 27745 317 13 port port NN 27745 317 14 after after IN 27745 317 15 the the DT 27745 317 16 Revolution Revolution NNP 27745 317 17 was be VBD 27745 317 18 the the DT 27745 317 19 Alligator Alligator NNP 27745 317 20 , , , 27745 317 21 Capt Capt NNP 27745 317 22 . . . 27745 318 1 Isaac Isaac NNP 27745 318 2 Coffin Coffin NNP 27745 318 3 . . . 27745 319 1 He -PRON- PRP 27745 319 2 entered enter VBD 27745 319 3 the the DT 27745 319 4 harbor harbor NN 27745 319 5 of of IN 27745 319 6 Boston Boston NNP 27745 319 7 on on IN 27745 319 8 the the DT 27745 319 9 2d 2d CD 27745 319 10 day day NN 27745 319 11 of of IN 27745 319 12 May May NNP 27745 319 13 , , , 27745 319 14 1791 1791 CD 27745 319 15 . . . 27745 320 1 He -PRON- PRP 27745 320 2 saluted salute VBD 27745 320 3 the the DT 27745 320 4 American american JJ 27745 320 5 flag flag NN 27745 320 6 on on IN 27745 320 7 the the DT 27745 320 8 fort fort NN 27745 320 9 by by IN 27745 320 10 firing fire VBG 27745 320 11 thirteen thirteen CD 27745 320 12 guns gun NNS 27745 320 13 , , , 27745 320 14 which which WDT 27745 320 15 was be VBD 27745 320 16 returned return VBN 27745 320 17 . . . 27745 321 1 A a DT 27745 321 2 full full JJ 27745 321 3 report report NN 27745 321 4 of of IN 27745 321 5 this this DT 27745 321 6 occurrence occurrence NN 27745 321 7 is be VBZ 27745 321 8 to to TO 27745 321 9 be be VB 27745 321 10 found find VBN 27745 321 11 in in IN 27745 321 12 the the DT 27745 321 13 _ _ NNP 27745 321 14 Columbian Columbian NNP 27745 321 15 Sentinel Sentinel NNP 27745 321 16 _ _ NNP 27745 321 17 of of IN 27745 321 18 May May NNP 27745 321 19 3d 3d NNP 27745 321 20 , , , 27745 321 21 1791 1791 CD 27745 321 22 . . . 27745 322 1 The the DT 27745 322 2 first first JJ 27745 322 3 ship ship NN 27745 322 4 to to TO 27745 322 5 enter enter VB 27745 322 6 a a DT 27745 322 7 British british JJ 27745 322 8 port port NN 27745 322 9 after after IN 27745 322 10 peace peace NN 27745 322 11 had have VBD 27745 322 12 been be VBN 27745 322 13 declared declare VBN 27745 322 14 flying fly VBG 27745 322 15 the the DT 27745 322 16 American american JJ 27745 322 17 flag flag NN 27745 322 18 was be VBD 27745 322 19 the the DT 27745 322 20 ship ship NN 27745 322 21 Bedford Bedford NNP 27745 322 22 , , , 27745 322 23 of of IN 27745 322 24 Nantucket Nantucket NNP 27745 322 25 , , , 27745 322 26 Capt Capt NNP 27745 322 27 . . . 27745 323 1 William William NNP 27745 323 2 Mooers Mooers NNP 27745 323 3 . . . 27745 324 1 She -PRON- PRP 27745 324 2 entered enter VBD 27745 324 3 the the DT 27745 324 4 Thames Thames NNP 27745 324 5 in in IN 27745 324 6 February February NNP 27745 324 7 , , , 27745 324 8 1783 1783 CD 27745 324 9 , , , 27745 324 10 and and CC 27745 324 11 proceeded proceed VBD 27745 324 12 up up RP 27745 324 13 to to IN 27745 324 14 London London NNP 27745 324 15 . . . 27745 325 1 She -PRON- PRP 27745 325 2 was be VBD 27745 325 3 loaded load VBN 27745 325 4 with with IN 27745 325 5 whale whale JJ 27745 325 6 oil oil NN 27745 325 7 . . . 27745 326 1 The the DT 27745 326 2 first first JJ 27745 326 3 publication publication NN 27745 326 4 of of IN 27745 326 5 the the DT 27745 326 6 terms term NNS 27745 326 7 of of IN 27745 326 8 the the DT 27745 326 9 treaty treaty NN 27745 326 10 of of IN 27745 326 11 peace peace NN 27745 326 12 was be VBD 27745 326 13 on on IN 27745 326 14 the the DT 27745 326 15 28th 28th JJ 27745 326 16 day day NN 27745 326 17 of of IN 27745 326 18 January January NNP 27745 326 19 , , , 27745 326 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1805 1805 CD 27745 327 27 , , , 27745 327 28 during during IN 27745 327 29 the the DT 27745 327 30 war war NN 27745 327 31 between between IN 27745 327 32 this this DT 27745 327 33 country country NN 27745 327 34 and and CC 27745 327 35 Tripoli Tripoli NNP 27745 327 36 , , , 27745 327 37 when when WRB 27745 327 38 , , , 27745 327 39 after after IN 27745 327 40 the the DT 27745 327 41 capture capture NN 27745 327 42 of of IN 27745 327 43 the the DT 27745 327 44 Tripolitan Tripolitan NNP 27745 327 45 fortress fortress NN 27745 327 46 at at IN 27745 327 47 Derne Derne NNP 27745 327 48 , , , 27745 327 49 it -PRON- PRP 27745 327 50 was be VBD 27745 327 51 hoisted hoist VBN 27745 327 52 by by IN 27745 327 53 Lieutenant Lieutenant NNP 27745 327 54 Bannon Bannon NNP 27745 327 55 and and CC 27745 327 56 a a DT 27745 327 57 Mr. Mr. NNP 27745 327 58 Mann Mann NNP 27745 327 59 . . . 27745 328 1 This this DT 27745 328 2 flag flag NN 27745 328 3 has have VBZ 27745 328 4 fifteen fifteen CD 27745 328 5 stripes stripe NNS 27745 328 6 and and CC 27745 328 7 fifteen fifteen CD 27745 328 8 stars star NNS 27745 328 9 , , , 27745 328 10 and and CC 27745 328 11 was be VBD 27745 328 12 exhibited exhibit VBN 27745 328 13 at at IN 27745 328 14 a a DT 27745 328 15 celebration celebration NN 27745 328 16 on on IN 27745 328 17 the the DT 27745 328 18 4th 4th NN 27745 328 19 of of IN 27745 328 20 July July NNP 27745 328 21 , , , 27745 328 22 1820 1820 CD 27745 328 23 , , , 27745 328 24 at at IN 27745 328 25 Brumfield Brumfield NNP 27745 328 26 , , , 27745 328 27 Massachusetts Massachusetts NNP 27745 328 28 . . . 27745 329 1 For for IN 27745 329 2 ten ten CD 27745 329 3 years year NNS 27745 329 4 prior prior RB 27745 329 5 to to IN 27745 329 6 the the DT 27745 329 7 Declaration Declaration NNP 27745 329 8 of of IN 27745 329 9 Independence Independence NNP 27745 329 10 men man NNS 27745 329 11 , , , 27745 329 12 in in IN 27745 329 13 defiance defiance NN 27745 329 14 of of IN 27745 329 15 the the 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the DT 27745 334 35 story story NN 27745 334 36 . . . 27745 335 1 This this DT 27745 335 2 is be VBZ 27745 335 3 God God NNP 27745 335 4 's 's POS 27745 335 5 land land NN 27745 335 6 , , , 27745 335 7 overflowing overflow VBG 27745 335 8 with with IN 27745 335 9 promises promise NNS 27745 335 10 to to IN 27745 335 11 the the DT 27745 335 12 oppressed oppress VBN 27745 335 13 of of IN 27745 335 14 all all DT 27745 335 15 nations nation NNS 27745 335 16 . . . 27745 336 1 Our -PRON- PRP$ 27745 336 2 shields shield NNS 27745 336 3 have have VBP 27745 336 4 been be VBN 27745 336 5 dented dent VBN 27745 336 6 in in IN 27745 336 7 honorable honorable JJ 27745 336 8 warfare warfare NN 27745 336 9 to to TO 27745 336 10 establish establish VB 27745 336 11 individual individual JJ 27745 336 12 liberty liberty NN 27745 336 13 and and CC 27745 336 14 religious religious JJ 27745 336 15 freedom freedom NN 27745 336 16 , , , 27745 336 17 and and CC 27745 336 18 in in IN 27745 336 19 all all PDT 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