A compendium of American literature; chronologically arranged, with biographical sketches of the authors: On the plan of the authors "Compendium of English literature", and "English literature of the 19th CenturyE. C. & J. Biddle, 1858 - 740 sider |
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... writing any great work , we were acting a still greater one . We were making those very sub- jects upon which the future historian , traveller , essayist , poet , might employ his pen for the delight and instruction of other generations ...
... writing any great work , we were acting a still greater one . We were making those very sub- jects upon which the future historian , traveller , essayist , poet , might employ his pen for the delight and instruction of other generations ...
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... writings ; another has been most interested in the cause of Temperance - both subjects peculiarly American ; and the warmest feelings of my heart , and my own life - long principles have here fully harmo- nized with my sense of justice ...
... writings ; another has been most interested in the cause of Temperance - both subjects peculiarly American ; and the warmest feelings of my heart , and my own life - long principles have here fully harmo- nized with my sense of justice ...
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... writings of Francis Hopkinson . His paper on the " Ambiguity of the English Language , " to show the ridiculous mistakes that often occur from words of similar sounds , used the one for the other ; on " White Washing ; " on A ...
... writings of Francis Hopkinson . His paper on the " Ambiguity of the English Language , " to show the ridiculous mistakes that often occur from words of similar sounds , used the one for the other ; on " White Washing ; " on A ...
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... writing , which she acquired solely by her own unassisted efforts , and when but ten years old , wrote a letter to Samson Occum , an Indian minister , then in England . In a very short time , so rapid was her progress in learning , that ...
... writing , which she acquired solely by her own unassisted efforts , and when but ten years old , wrote a letter to Samson Occum , an Indian minister , then in England . In a very short time , so rapid was her progress in learning , that ...
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... writings and eloquence in the cause of independence , that he selected him as one of his aids , with the rank of lieutenant - colonel . He remained in the army during the war , always attached to the staff of the commander - in - chief ...
... writings and eloquence in the cause of independence , that he selected him as one of his aids , with the rank of lieutenant - colonel . He remained in the army during the war , always attached to the staff of the commander - in - chief ...
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