Anglo-American Literature and MannersC. Scribner, 1852 - 312 pages |
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... Brown - Washington Irving ,. SEC . VIII . - The Novelist , Fennimore Cooper , SEC . IX . Paulding — The Brother Jonathan - Doctor Channing , SEC . X. - Audubon , 17 • 29 36 • 42 53 57 CHAPTER II . PAGE SEC . I. — Infancy and.
... Brown - Washington Irving ,. SEC . VIII . - The Novelist , Fennimore Cooper , SEC . IX . Paulding — The Brother Jonathan - Doctor Channing , SEC . X. - Audubon , 17 • 29 36 • 42 53 57 CHAPTER II . PAGE SEC . I. — Infancy and.
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... Cooper . What is the cause of this intellectual phenomenon ? In view of those green savannahs , those virgin forests , those lakes which are seas , those rivers whose banks are too far apart to be seen , the manly virtues of the ...
... Cooper . What is the cause of this intellectual phenomenon ? In view of those green savannahs , those virgin forests , those lakes which are seas , those rivers whose banks are too far apart to be seen , the manly virtues of the ...
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... Cooper . the In his first romances , which awakened the attention of Europe , all is American , descriptions ... Cooper's narration ; his style is the style of an indictment . Others are prodigal of rich coloring , and shade with ...
... Cooper . the In his first romances , which awakened the attention of Europe , all is American , descriptions ... Cooper's narration ; his style is the style of an indictment . Others are prodigal of rich coloring , and shade with ...
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... Cooper tells you the color of the rock ; how many feet it rises above the level of the sea ; whether it be of silex or granite ; what plants grow there ; what birds build there , its latitude . Another would be con- tent to set forth ...
... Cooper tells you the color of the rock ; how many feet it rises above the level of the sea ; whether it be of silex or granite ; what plants grow there ; what birds build there , its latitude . Another would be con- tent to set forth ...
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... Cooper . There is a certain dryness in his finest pictures ; half of what the romancer tells us , we are perfectly indifferent to the outlines are stiff and full of mannerism . The author seems to trouble himself much less about his ...
... Cooper . There is a certain dryness in his finest pictures ; half of what the romancer tells us , we are perfectly indifferent to the outlines are stiff and full of mannerism . The author seems to trouble himself much less about his ...
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