If they attack a house that is pretty well manned, they [Indians in Pennsylvania] creep behind some fence, or hedge, or tree, and shoot red-hot iron slugs, or punk, into the roof, and fire the house […]

the frontier of civilization

I am […]necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof.

His father believed in marriage by contract, and his mother believed in marriage and love. He was doomed. What was wrong with discreet relationships with a palette of unclingy females that left him free and unrestricted?