American Literature: From the beginning to 1860.-v. 2. From 1860 to the presentC. Scribner's Sons, 1948 |
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Page 302
... earth is cultivated . When , therefore , a country becomes pop- ulous by the additional aids of cultivation , art , and science , there is a necessity of preserving things in that state ; because without it there cannot be sustenance ...
... earth is cultivated . When , therefore , a country becomes pop- ulous by the additional aids of cultivation , art , and science , there is a necessity of preserving things in that state ; because without it there cannot be sustenance ...
Page 303
... earth itself , upon which that improvement was made . The value of the improvement so far ex- ceeded the value of the natural earth , at that time , as to absorb it ; till , in the end , the common right of all became confounded into ...
... earth itself , upon which that improvement was made . The value of the improvement so far ex- ceeded the value of the natural earth , at that time , as to absorb it ; till , in the end , the common right of all became confounded into ...
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... Earth laughs in flowers , to see her boastful boys Earth - proud , proud of the earth which is not theirs ; 15 Who steer the plough , but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave . They added ridge to valley , brook to pond , And ...
... Earth laughs in flowers , to see her boastful boys Earth - proud , proud of the earth which is not theirs ; 15 Who steer the plough , but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave . They added ridge to valley , brook to pond , And ...
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