Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices of Authors, and Selections from Their Writings. From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; with Portraits, Autographs, and Other Illustrations, 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 and opportunities of each region . When the different elements of the question have been duly considered , it will be found that mental activity has been uniformly developed . The early settlements of the North ; its ...
... character and opportunities of each region . When the different elements of the question have been duly considered , it will be found that mental activity has been uniformly developed . The early settlements of the North ; its ...
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... Character of Alexander Hamilton . THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA • 388 NOAH WEBSTER 474 • JOEL BARLOW 891 The Conspiracy of Kings . The Babylonian Captivity . Guillotine Song . On the Discoveries of Captain Lewis . Advice to a Raven in ...
... Character of Alexander Hamilton . THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA • 388 NOAH WEBSTER 474 • JOEL BARLOW 891 The Conspiracy of Kings . The Babylonian Captivity . Guillotine Song . On the Discoveries of Captain Lewis . Advice to a Raven in ...
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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 . Ile 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 . Ile served the college till 1654 , when , having ac- quired and preached ...
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... character . With perseverance wor- thy of a better cause , he returned to New Eng- land , in 1643 , and was arrested and imprisoned in Boston a year , on account of his book . His advanced age only , it is said , saved him from the ...
... character . With perseverance wor- thy of a better cause , he returned to New Eng- land , in 1643 , and was arrested and imprisoned in Boston a year , on account of his book . His advanced age only , it is said , saved him from the ...
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