Grace Elliott/france Louis-philippe Dorl%C3%A9ans and Imprisonment

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    “We raised a simple prayer
    Before we left the spot,
    That in the general mowing
    That place might be forgot;
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    Obtain such grace of hours
    That none should mow the grass there
    While so confused with flowers.”
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    “... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals, no matter how favorable the circumstances under which the time is passed.”
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