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... political conditions under which the various authors wrote . The sketches of the rep- resentative writers give with considerable fulness the leading biographical facts , together with typical extracts and critical estimates iii.
... political conditions under which the various authors wrote . The sketches of the rep- resentative writers give with considerable fulness the leading biographical facts , together with typical extracts and critical estimates iii.
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... political independence , and establishing a social order based on the principle of human equality and human freedom . These achievements are no less important than the production of an elegant literature , and really form the basis upon ...
... political independence , and establishing a social order based on the principle of human equality and human freedom . These achievements are no less important than the production of an elegant literature , and really form the basis upon ...
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... political independence achieved through the Revolution did not withdraw us from the humanizing influence of English letters . - - 14. Broadened Literary Culture . In recent years , through the importation of French , German , and ...
... political independence achieved through the Revolution did not withdraw us from the humanizing influence of English letters . - - 14. Broadened Literary Culture . In recent years , through the importation of French , German , and ...
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... political and literary history of our country . In a measure they represented two different tendencies in politics and religion : the Virginia JAMESTOWN IN 1922 colonists upholding the Church of England and standing by the king ; the ...
... political and literary history of our country . In a measure they represented two different tendencies in politics and religion : the Virginia JAMESTOWN IN 1922 colonists upholding the Church of England and standing by the king ; the ...
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... political and literary history of their country . 2. New England 26. Landing of the Puritans . Thirteen years after the founding of Jamestown , the Mayflower , with one hundred and two colonists , landed at Plymouth . They were Puritans ...
... political and literary history of their country . 2. New England 26. Landing of the Puritans . Thirteen years after the founding of Jamestown , the Mayflower , with one hundred and two colonists , landed at Plymouth . They were Puritans ...
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