Cyclopædia of American Literature, Volume 1C. Scribner, 1855 - American literature |
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... once belonged to Professor Winthrop , with a manuscript letter from the anti- quarian Thaddeus Mason Harris , who was libra- rian at Harvard from 1791 to 1793 , which fur- nishes authorities named in Professor Sewall's copy presented to ...
... once belonged to Professor Winthrop , with a manuscript letter from the anti- quarian Thaddeus Mason Harris , who was libra- rian at Harvard from 1791 to 1793 , which fur- nishes authorities named in Professor Sewall's copy presented to ...
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... once in thee was known , Who unto thee was as a crown . Such ornaments are very rare , Yet thou enjoyed this blessed pair . But these are gone , their work is done , Their day is past , set is their sun : Yet faithful Wilson still ...
... once in thee was known , Who unto thee was as a crown . Such ornaments are very rare , Yet thou enjoyed this blessed pair . But these are gone , their work is done , Their day is past , set is their sun : Yet faithful Wilson still ...
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... once travailed , " he says , " to an island of the wildest in our parts , where in the night an In- dian ( as he said ) had a vision or dream of the Sun ( whom they worship for a God ) darting a beam into his breast , which he conceived ...
... once travailed , " he says , " to an island of the wildest in our parts , where in the night an In- dian ( as he said ) had a vision or dream of the Sun ( whom they worship for a God ) darting a beam into his breast , which he conceived ...
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... once I had a peck of corn or thereabouts , for a little puppy - dog . Frost fish , muscles , and clams were a relief to many . If our provision be better now than it was then , let us not ( and do you , dear children , take heed that ...
... once I had a peck of corn or thereabouts , for a little puppy - dog . Frost fish , muscles , and clams were a relief to many . If our provision be better now than it was then , let us not ( and do you , dear children , take heed that ...
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... once boasted out of the mouth of a demoniack , church member , he there took possession of , and made this response to the church , supplicating her deliverance ; so as now we may and must say , New England is not to be found in New ...
... once boasted out of the mouth of a demoniack , church member , he there took possession of , and made this response to the church , supplicating her deliverance ; so as now we may and must say , New England is not to be found in New ...
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