William Gilmore Simms

William Gilmore Simms

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Portrait of William Gilmore Simms William Gilmore Simms,  Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia

“ Munro, after a brief pause, replied—
"Who speaks of murder, girl? Why this wild, this uncalled-for exhortation?"
"Not wild, not uncalled-for, uncle, but most necessary. Wherefore would you pursue the youth, arms in your hands, hatred in your heart, and horrible threatenings upon your lips? Why put yourself into the hands of this fierce monster, as the sharp instrument to do his vengeance and gratify his savage malignity against the young and the gentle? If you would do no murder, not so he. He will do it—he will make you do it, but he will have it done.
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Source: Gutenberg

Portrait of William Gilmore Simms William Gilmore Simms,  Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia

“ You are too suspicious, quite, Guy, even for our business. I am older than you, and have seen something more of the world: suspicion and caution are not the habit with young men like this. They are free enough, and confiding enough, and in this lies our success. It is only the old man—the experienced in human affairs, that looks out for traps and pitfalls. It is for the outlaw—for you and me—to suspect all; to look with fear even upon one another, when a common interest, and perhaps a common fate, ought to bind us together. ”
Source: Gutenberg

Portrait of William Gilmore Simms William Gilmore Simms,  Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia

“ You must save him—you must save him! You have been the cause of his doom: you must preserve him from its execution. You owe it him as a debt—you owe it me—you owe it to yourself. Believe not, my uncle, that there is no other day than this—no other world—no other penalties than belong to this. You read no bible, but you have a thought which must tell you that there are worlds—there is a life yet to come. I know you can not doubt—you must not doubt—you must believe. Have a fear of its punishments, have a hope of its rewards, and listen to my prayer. You must save Ralph Colleton ”
Source: Gutenberg

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