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What shall I say further? Shall I not stop short and leave to your imaginations to portray the tragic deeds of war? Is it not enough that I here leave it even to unexperience to fancy the hardships, the anxieties, the dangers, even of the best life of a soldier?
Deborah Sampson
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"What shall I say further? Shall I not stop short and leave to your imaginations to portray the tragic deeds of war? Is it not enough that I here leave it even to unexperience to fancy the hardships, the anxieties, the dangers, even of the best life of a soldier?"
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What shall I say further? Shall I not stop short and leave to your imaginations to portray the tragic deeds of war? Is it not enough that I here leave it even to unexperience to fancy the hardships, the anxieties, the dangers, even of the best life of a soldier? — Deborah Sampson

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Deborah Sampson was a Soldier from United States (1760–1827).

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Who said "What shall I say further? Shall I not stop short and leave to your imaginations…"?
This quote is attributed to Deborah Sampson, a Soldier from United States.
When did Deborah Sampson live?
Deborah Sampson lived from 1760 – 1827.
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