Cyclopædia of American Literature, Volume 1C. Scribner, 1855 - American literature |
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... character of a host as quietly and efficiently as practicable . A glance at the contents of this work will show that an endeavor has been made to include as wide a range of persons and topics as its liberal limits will permit . It has ...
... character of a host as quietly and efficiently as practicable . A glance at the contents of this work will show that an endeavor has been made to include as wide a range of persons and topics as its liberal limits will permit . It has ...
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... character in history for his bad temper and short commons . In 1640 the Rev. Henry Dunster , on his arrival from Eng- land , was constituted the first President . He served the college till 1654 , when , having ac- quired and preached ...
... character in history for his bad temper and short commons . In 1640 the Rev. Henry Dunster , on his arrival from Eng- land , was constituted the first President . He served the college till 1654 , when , having ac- quired and preached ...
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... character and probity in his profession , and a remarkable example of the retention of the powers of life . At the age of eighty his desire for knowledge was active as ever . He kept up his familiarity with the classics , and the ...
... character and probity in his profession , and a remarkable example of the retention of the powers of life . At the age of eighty his desire for knowledge was active as ever . He kept up his familiarity with the classics , and the ...
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... character . His lectures on classical subjects , of which several are published , show him to have been a good scholar and a polished man of his times . names of reputation are to be found in the list 14 CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN LITERATURE .
... character . His lectures on classical subjects , of which several are published , show him to have been a good scholar and a polished man of his times . names of reputation are to be found in the list 14 CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN LITERATURE .
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... character was most amiable . On one occasion , having received an angry letter , he sent it back to the writer with the answer : " I am not willing to keep by me such a matter of provocation . " Soon after , the scarcity of pro- visions ...
... character was most amiable . On one occasion , having received an angry letter , he sent it back to the writer with the answer : " I am not willing to keep by me such a matter of provocation . " Soon after , the scarcity of pro- visions ...
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