Cyclopædia of American Literature, Volume 1C. Scribner, 1855 - American literature |
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... kind , not merely relating to authorship , but extending into the spheres of social and political life , which are to be sought for in literary biography , and particularly in the literary biography of America , where the use of the pen ...
... kind , not merely relating to authorship , but extending into the spheres of social and political life , which are to be sought for in literary biography , and particularly in the literary biography of America , where the use of the pen ...
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... kind has been freely given by others . The accuracy of the work has been greatly promoted by the coöperation of Mr. W. H. Smith , who has been long known to many of the scholars of the country as proof- reader in the office of Mr ...
... kind has been freely given by others . The accuracy of the work has been greatly promoted by the coöperation of Mr. W. H. Smith , who has been long known to many of the scholars of the country as proof- reader in the office of Mr ...
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... kind of parody of the Litany , which he puts into the mouth of Florio , the Italian novelist , then in vogue . From blaspheming of God's name , From recanting words with shame , From damnation eternal , From a rich soul internal , From ...
... kind of parody of the Litany , which he puts into the mouth of Florio , the Italian novelist , then in vogue . From blaspheming of God's name , From recanting words with shame , From damnation eternal , From a rich soul internal , From ...
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... kind of embryo as the school of Nathaniel Eaton , who bears an ill 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 ...
... kind of embryo as the school of Nathaniel Eaton , who bears an ill 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 ...
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... kind on the occasion , such as the state of New England literature at that time afforded , is something notable in the Puritan history . Another scruple it seems was in permitting women to take part in public psalmody by an ingenious ...
... kind on the occasion , such as the state of New England literature at that time afforded , is something notable in the Puritan history . Another scruple it seems was in permitting women to take part in public psalmody by an ingenious ...
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