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honor to the defeated. Their vii'tues shine amidst 

 the rubbish of error, like diamonds and gold in the 

 gravel of the torrent. 



But now new scenes succeed, and other actors 

 enter on the stage, a hardy and valiant band, 

 moulded to endure and dare, — the Discoverers 

 of the Great West. 



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