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... England PAGE · 353 360 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN- Preliminary Address to Poor Richard's Almanac 369 JONATHAN EDWARDS- Resolutions 379 THOMAS JEFFERSON— Declaration of Independence ALEXANDER HAMILTON- The Federalist WASHINGTON IRVING- Rip Van ...
... England PAGE · 353 360 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN- Preliminary Address to Poor Richard's Almanac 369 JONATHAN EDWARDS- Resolutions 379 THOMAS JEFFERSON— Declaration of Independence ALEXANDER HAMILTON- The Federalist WASHINGTON IRVING- Rip Van ...
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... England , of America , and of other nations both ancient and modern . 4. Restricted Sense . But the word literature has also a restricted meaning , which it is important to grasp . In any literary production we may distinguish between ...
... England , of America , and of other nations both ancient and modern . 4. Restricted Sense . But the word literature has also a restricted meaning , which it is important to grasp . In any literary production we may distinguish between ...
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... England . The culture of this country is distinctively English in origin and character ; the differ- ences are but modifications growing out of the new environment . We owe our laws and our religion chiefly INTRODUCTION . 5.
... England . The culture of this country is distinctively English in origin and character ; the differ- ences are but modifications growing out of the new environment . We owe our laws and our religion chiefly INTRODUCTION . 5.
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... England ; and the 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 ...
... England ; and the 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 ...
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... ENGLAND . WILLIAM BRADFORD ( 1588–1657 ) . One of the Mayflower colonists , gov- ernor of Plymouth for many years . " History of Plymouth Colony " from 1620 to 1647 . 66 JOHN WINTHROP ( 1588-1649 ) . Came to Massachusetts in 1630 , and ...
... ENGLAND . WILLIAM BRADFORD ( 1588–1657 ) . One of the Mayflower colonists , gov- ernor of Plymouth for many years . " History of Plymouth Colony " from 1620 to 1647 . 66 JOHN WINTHROP ( 1588-1649 ) . Came to Massachusetts in 1630 , and ...
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