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... determined by whatever affects the thought and feel- ing of a people . Among the most potent influences that 1 The Seasons . Summer , line 81 . determine the character of a literature , whether taken in 2 AMERICAN LITERATURE .
... determined by whatever affects the thought and feel- ing of a people . Among the most potent influences that 1 The Seasons . Summer , line 81 . determine the character of a literature , whether taken in 2 AMERICAN LITERATURE .
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... character of the age in which they lived , and the physical and social conditions by which they were surrounded . This fact shows the in- timate relation between literature and history . 7. An American Literature . - It has been ...
... character of the age in which they lived , and the physical and social conditions by which they were surrounded . This fact shows the in- timate relation between literature and history . 7. An American Literature . - It has been ...
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... education in 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.
... education in 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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... character . But before that time , our reading was confined almost exclusively to English authors . The great English classics , from Chaucer down , we justly claim as our natural heritage . The leading movements in the literary history ...
... character . But before that time , our reading was confined almost exclusively to English authors . The great English classics , from Chaucer down , we justly claim as our natural heritage . The leading movements in the literary history ...
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... character as they were widely removed CONTEMPORARY EVENTS IN ENGLAND . James I. , 1603-1625 . Charles I. , 1625-1649 . Civil War , 1642-1646 . The Commonwealth , 1649-1660 . The Restoration , 1660 . Charles II . , 1660-1685 . James II ...
... character as they were widely removed CONTEMPORARY EVENTS IN ENGLAND . James I. , 1603-1625 . Charles I. , 1625-1649 . Civil War , 1642-1646 . The Commonwealth , 1649-1660 . The Restoration , 1660 . Charles II . , 1660-1685 . James II ...
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