Anglo-American Literature and Manners, etc. [Translated by Donald Macleod.]Charles Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
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Page 14
... an ardent fanaticism , our American , who goes to the bottom of things , and earnestly seeks in the wild chaos , the germs of veritable In- independence , of real liberty , recognizes with sorrow , 14 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF.
... an ardent fanaticism , our American , who goes to the bottom of things , and earnestly seeks in the wild chaos , the germs of veritable In- independence , of real liberty , recognizes with sorrow , 14 ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF.
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... wild beasts for him . 66 In the midst of these morals and these men , he is yet quite at ease , tells the truth to all the world , and plays his part of peasant from the Danube . " Instead of getting angry at his frankness , they are ...
... wild beasts for him . 66 In the midst of these morals and these men , he is yet quite at ease , tells the truth to all the world , and plays his part of peasant from the Danube . " Instead of getting angry at his frankness , they are ...
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... wild negociations of the Count d ' Artois , and the pitiful folly of M. Serrene to whom he gives his confidence . He fears that when arrived at Vendée , he will surround himself by such petit maîtres , and disgust the chiefs , who have ...
... wild negociations of the Count d ' Artois , and the pitiful folly of M. Serrene to whom he gives his confidence . He fears that when arrived at Vendée , he will surround himself by such petit maîtres , and disgust the chiefs , who have ...
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... wild rock which edge the Mississippi . What grace and nobleness he has belonged to this primitive and simple sphere . His youth was passed in the midst of an active , commercial population , nor had he longed for living brooks which ...
... wild rock which edge the Mississippi . What grace and nobleness he has belonged to this primitive and simple sphere . His youth was passed in the midst of an active , commercial population , nor had he longed for living brooks which ...
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... wild horse and the buffalo , slept in the open air by the camp - fire or in the Indian wigwam . This expedition . inspired a charming book . The recent Life of Mahomet and his Successors is not a very clever production for so loveable ...
... wild horse and the buffalo , slept in the open air by the camp - fire or in the Indian wigwam . This expedition . inspired a charming book . The recent Life of Mahomet and his Successors is not a very clever production for so loveable ...
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