Introduction to American Literature: Including Illustrative Selections with NotesSibley, 1911 - 584 pages |
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... genius of the country , and , in the statutes of the land , received , as its birthright , a pledge of the public care of its morals and its mind . ” 1 30. Establishment of Schools . In order that the Scriptures might be properly ...
... genius of the country , and , in the statutes of the land , received , as its birthright , a pledge of the public care of its morals and its mind . ” 1 30. Establishment of Schools . In order that the Scriptures might be properly ...
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... real cause , which was a distrust , perhaps too well founded , of his prudence and judgment . 63. Estimate of his Character . He died Feb. 13 , 1728 . Though not a man of great original genius , his 32 AMERICAN LITERATURE .
... real cause , which was a distrust , perhaps too well founded , of his prudence and judgment . 63. Estimate of his Character . He died Feb. 13 , 1728 . Though not a man of great original genius , his 32 AMERICAN LITERATURE .
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... genius , his mind was mas- sive and strong . He had the quality which some have held to be the essential thing in genius , -the power of indomitable and systematic industry . His spiritual life , while influenced by Puritanic ideals ...
... genius , his mind was mas- sive and strong . He had the quality which some have held to be the essential thing in genius , -the power of indomitable and systematic industry . His spiritual life , while influenced by Puritanic ideals ...
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... genius . Virgil and Homer stirred his poetic impulses , and scarcely out of school , he planned three epic poems connected with American history . Co- lumbus , Cortez , and Pizarro appealed to him as epic heroes . He first gave himself ...
... genius . Virgil and Homer stirred his poetic impulses , and scarcely out of school , he planned three epic poems connected with American history . Co- lumbus , Cortez , and Pizarro appealed to him as epic heroes . He first gave himself ...
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... genius for details . Nothing can surpass the minuteness of his observations , and the patience of his methodical classification . He was rapidly advancing to a prominent place among the ablest lawyers of Virginia , when the struggle ...
... genius for details . Nothing can surpass the minuteness of his observations , and the patience of his methodical classification . He was rapidly advancing to a prominent place among the ablest lawyers of Virginia , when the struggle ...
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