Cyclopædia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Ciritcal Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings. From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and Other IllustrationsC. Scribner, 1856 - American literature |
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... town of Boston . An Election Scene . Teague a member of the Philosophical Society . Captain Farrago's Instructions to Teague on the duello . An Essay on Common Sense . Prophecy of the greatness of America - from " The Rising Glory of ...
... town of Boston . An Election Scene . Teague a member of the Philosophical Society . Captain Farrago's Instructions to Teague on the duello . An Essay on Common Sense . Prophecy of the greatness of America - from " The Rising Glory of ...
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... town of Hen- rico on James river , in 1611. During the same year a church was built and the foundations of another of brick laid , while the minister " im- paled a fine parsonage , with a hundred acres of land , calling it Rock Hall ...
... town of Hen- rico on James river , in 1611. During the same year a church was built and the foundations of another of brick laid , while the minister " im- paled a fine parsonage , with a hundred acres of land , calling it Rock Hall ...
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... town at their windows , equalled only by the procession of stu- dents . The church is filled , while the youth , full of learning , declaim and debate , and having received their degree from " the awful chief , " proceed to " the sav'ry ...
... town at their windows , equalled only by the procession of stu- dents . The church is filled , while the youth , full of learning , declaim and debate , and having received their degree from " the awful chief , " proceed to " the sav'ry ...
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... town of Agawam . He had John Norton , on his arrival from England the next year , as his asso- ciate . He soon after resigned this situation , and appears to have been clerical and political assistant in general 18 CYCLOPEDIA OF ...
... town of Agawam . He had John Norton , on his arrival from England the next year , as his asso- ciate . He soon after resigned this situation , and appears to have been clerical and political assistant in general 18 CYCLOPEDIA OF ...
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... town , That together they could not hit it , But that they had learned the language of Askelon , And one with another could chip it . He then saw it time to send in a busy Elf , A Joyner to take them asunder , That so they might learn ...
... town , That together they could not hit it , But that they had learned the language of Askelon , And one with another could chip it . He then saw it time to send in a busy Elf , A Joyner to take them asunder , That so they might learn ...
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