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... truth exceld , As then there was no punishment nor fear ; Nor threat'ning laws in brass prescribed were ; Nor suppliant crouching prisoners shook to see Their angrie judge . " 36. Anne Bradstreet . The other exception to the prev- alent ...
... truth exceld , As then there was no punishment nor fear ; Nor threat'ning laws in brass prescribed were ; Nor suppliant crouching prisoners shook to see Their angrie judge . " 36. Anne Bradstreet . The other exception to the prev- alent ...
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... truth of this story has been questioned ; but an examination of the evidence hardly warrants us in pro- nouncing " the Pocahontas myth demolished . " Until a stronger array of facts can be adduced , it must still stand as the most ...
... truth of this story has been questioned ; but an examination of the evidence hardly warrants us in pro- nouncing " the Pocahontas myth demolished . " Until a stronger array of facts can be adduced , it must still stand as the most ...
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... truth . It was only after the lapse of considerable time that he had the satisfaction of seeing the popular prejudice give way . 62. Disappointed Ambition . It was a great disappointment to Cotton Mather that he was never chosen ...
... truth . It was only after the lapse of considerable time that he had the satisfaction of seeing the popular prejudice give way . 62. Disappointed Ambition . It was a great disappointment to Cotton Mather that he was never chosen ...
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... , and our neighbors , that to which nature and the honor of our country have given us a right the liberty of opposing arbitrary power by speaking and writing truth . " $ 2 . Numb . 1 . The Bofton News 42 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
... , and our neighbors , that to which nature and the honor of our country have given us a right the liberty of opposing arbitrary power by speaking and writing truth . " $ 2 . Numb . 1 . The Bofton News 42 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
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... truth of Pope's lines : — " Men must be taught , as if you taught them not , And things unknown proposed as things forgot . " 90. Habit of Modest Statement . He accustomed himself to introduce his statements with " I conceive , " " I ...
... truth of Pope's lines : — " Men must be taught , as if you taught them not , And things unknown proposed as things forgot . " 90. Habit of Modest Statement . He accustomed himself to introduce his statements with " I conceive , " " I ...
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