Cyclopædia 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. In two volumes, Volume 1W. Rutter, 1875 - American literature |
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... history of Virginia , the Somer islands and New England . Smith derived no pecuniary advantage from his services in the colonization of Virginia or New England . " In neither of these two countries , " he remarks , " have I one foot of ...
... history of Virginia , the Somer islands and New England . Smith derived no pecuniary advantage from his services in the colonization of Virginia or New England . " In neither of these two countries , " he remarks , " have I one foot of ...
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... history of Virginia , & c . Folio . Lon- don : 1680. It was reprinted with his history at Richmond . It also forms part of Churchill's Col- lection of Voyages . In the dedication to the volume he states that Sir Robert Cotton , " that ...
... history of Virginia , & c . Folio . Lon- don : 1680. It was reprinted with his history at Richmond . It also forms part of Churchill's Col- lection of Voyages . In the dedication to the volume he states that Sir Robert Cotton , " that ...
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... History of Virginia , which can be attributed to his pen , show that he has some claim to the title of a poet . They possess a rude , simple melody , not inharmonious with their subject . THE SEA MARK . Aloof , aloof , and come no near ...
... History of Virginia , which can be attributed to his pen , show that he has some claim to the title of a poet . They possess a rude , simple melody , not inharmonious with their subject . THE SEA MARK . Aloof , aloof , and come no near ...
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... history . In 1814 a Professorship of Greek Literature was founded by Samuel Eliot , a merchant of Bos- ton , who liberally appropriated twenty thousand dollars for the purpose . The gift was anonymous , and the professorship did not ...
... history . In 1814 a Professorship of Greek Literature was founded by Samuel Eliot , a merchant of Bos- ton , who liberally appropriated twenty thousand dollars for the purpose . The gift was anonymous , and the professorship did not ...
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... History of the Town of Union , in Maine , is a mono- graph of local history , written with fidelity and spirit : one of the best of a class of compositions of inestimable interest to our American historical literature . governor of the ...
... History of the Town of Union , in Maine , is a mono- graph of local history , written with fidelity and spirit : one of the best of a class of compositions of inestimable interest to our American historical literature . governor of the ...
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