American Literature: From the beginning to 1860.-v. 2. From 1860 to the presentC. Scribner's Sons, 1948 |
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Page 381
... English is no other than economy - a talismanic term , which by constant use and frequent men- tion , has ceased to be formidable in our eyes , but which has as terrible potency as any in the arcana of necromancy . When pronounced in a ...
... English is no other than economy - a talismanic term , which by constant use and frequent men- tion , has ceased to be formidable in our eyes , but which has as terrible potency as any in the arcana of necromancy . When pronounced in a ...
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... English obstinately opposed to any such condition , he mildly relinquished the demand . Al- most the last act of his life was to bring his two sons , Alexander and Philip ( as they had been named by the English ) , to the residence of a ...
... English obstinately opposed to any such condition , he mildly relinquished the demand . Al- most the last act of his life was to bring his two sons , Alexander and Philip ( as they had been named by the English ) , to the residence of a ...
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... English and Indians rapidly ad- vancing , they fled in breathless terror past their chieftain , without stopping to inform him of the danger . Canonchet sent another scout , who did the same . He then sent two more , one of whom ...
... English and Indians rapidly ad- vancing , they fled in breathless terror past their chieftain , without stopping to inform him of the danger . Canonchet sent another scout , who did the same . He then sent two more , one of whom ...
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
From The Vinland History of the Flat | 15 |
MARTIN WALDSEEMÜLLER | 23 |
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