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Early Detroit
The peasant indulged in no dreams of the equality of man, and ambition never embittered his heart, while a gentleman, jealous of no encroachment from the peasant, was the indulgent and kind-hearted employer and patron. On the banks of the river they built their simple, cheerful homes and surrounded them with fruits and flowers. They were a light-hearted, gay people, full of vivacity and graceful hilarity, scrupulously honest, generous and hospitable; surrounded by danger, they were of undaunted courage, but when the pressure
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