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soldiers under Lieutenant Porter Hanks at
The breaking out of the War of 1812 found only 57 soldiers under Lieutenant Porter Hanks at Fort Michillimackinac.
— from Quaint and Historic Forts of North America by John Martin Hammond

served up like pancakes hot and
His ideas are served up, like pancakes, hot and hot.
— from Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners by William Hazlitt

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