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... young settlement at Jamestown . The story is well known . Nearly the whole century was consumed in getting the colony. JAMESTOWN , VIRGINIA , IN 1622 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY , WILLIAMSBURG , HARVARD COLLEGE. 12 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
... young settlement at Jamestown . The story is well known . Nearly the whole century was consumed in getting the colony. JAMESTOWN , VIRGINIA , IN 1622 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY , WILLIAMSBURG , HARVARD COLLEGE. 12 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
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... young nation , or to acquaint the people of the mother country with the wonders of the New World . 22. Population Agricultural . In addition to these unfa- vorable surroundings , it can hardly be claimed that the social conditions in ...
... young nation , or to acquaint the people of the mother country with the wonders of the New World . 22. Population Agricultural . In addition to these unfa- vorable surroundings , it can hardly be claimed that the social conditions in ...
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... ) ; SAMUEL RICHARDSON ( 1689-1761 ) ; HENRY FIELDING ( 1707-1754 ) ; JONATHAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) ; JAMES THOMPSON ( 1700- 1748 ) ; EDWARD YOUNG ( 1681-1765 ) . II SECOND COLONIAL PERIOD ( 1689-1763 ) — 64. Growth 40 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
... ) ; SAMUEL RICHARDSON ( 1689-1761 ) ; HENRY FIELDING ( 1707-1754 ) ; JONATHAN SWIFT ( 1667-1745 ) ; JAMES THOMPSON ( 1700- 1748 ) ; EDWARD YOUNG ( 1681-1765 ) . II SECOND COLONIAL PERIOD ( 1689-1763 ) — 64. Growth 40 AMERICAN LITERATURE.
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... young , When heavenly flame did animate her clay , By future poets shall be sung . Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past , A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is ...
... young , When heavenly flame did animate her clay , By future poets shall be sung . Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The first four acts already past , A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is ...
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... young lady he afterwards married , is familiar to every one . He found employment , and attracted the notice of Governor Keith , who after a time persuaded him to go to England for a printer's outfit . - 86. In England . On reaching ...
... young lady he afterwards married , is familiar to every one . He found employment , and attracted the notice of Governor Keith , who after a time persuaded him to go to England for a printer's outfit . - 86. In England . On reaching ...
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