An Introduction to Black Literature in America: From 1746 to the PresentLindsay Patterson Publishers Agency, 1976 - 302 pages |
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Page 84
... heart . . . . How many lonely hours were beguiled by its winsome ways , its answering smiles and fond caresses ! How exquisite and solemn was the feeling that thrilled her heart when she clasped the tiny hands together and taught her ...
... heart . . . . How many lonely hours were beguiled by its winsome ways , its answering smiles and fond caresses ! How exquisite and solemn was the feeling that thrilled her heart when she clasped the tiny hands together and taught her ...
Page 85
... heart .. ... And where was he that had won her love and then cast it aside as a useless thing , who rifled her heart of its wealth and spread bitter ashes upon its broken altars ? He was lingering away from her when the death damps were ...
... heart .. ... And where was he that had won her love and then cast it aside as a useless thing , who rifled her heart of its wealth and spread bitter ashes upon its broken altars ? He was lingering away from her when the death damps were ...
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... heart . . . and in a simple declarative style engages with ingenuous directness the moods and emotions of her themes . " The poems in The Heart of a Woman ( 1918 ) , Bronze ( 1922 ) and An Autumn Love Cycle ( 1928 ) are written to ...
... heart . . . and in a simple declarative style engages with ingenuous directness the moods and emotions of her themes . " The poems in The Heart of a Woman ( 1918 ) , Bronze ( 1922 ) and An Autumn Love Cycle ( 1928 ) are written to ...
Contents
Introduction Lindsay Patterson | 5 |
A Plan of Peace Office for the United States Benjamin Banneker | 17 |
Poetry | 27 |
Copyright | |
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