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... given to the writers of the South and the West . Besides the study lists already referred to , para- graph titles have been inserted , which make the order and mat- ter of the treatment apparent at a glance . In conclusion the author is ...
... given to the writers of the South and the West . Besides the study lists already referred to , para- graph titles have been inserted , which make the order and mat- ter of the treatment apparent at a glance . In conclusion the author is ...
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... given in the preceding list of writers , will show that narration and description , history , religion , and theology , and civil administration were the principal themes . And in their treatment we find abundance and force rather than ...
... given in the preceding list of writers , will show that narration and description , history , religion , and theology , and civil administration were the principal themes . And in their treatment we find abundance and force rather than ...
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... given in his several volumes , that it is impossible to escape the suspicion that he has freely supplemented and embellished the facts from the resources of his ample imagination . Yet , after all due abatement is made , the fact ...
... given in his several volumes , that it is impossible to escape the suspicion that he has freely supplemented and embellished the facts from the resources of his ample imagination . Yet , after all due abatement is made , the fact ...
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... given of his life , it is apparent that he was no ordinary man . He was great in word and deed . His voluminous writings are characterized by clearness , force , and dramatic energy . His intellect was cast in the large mould of the era ...
... given of his life , it is apparent that he was no ordinary man . He was great in word and deed . His voluminous writings are characterized by clearness , force , and dramatic energy . His intellect was cast in the large mould of the era ...
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... given in an old epitaph : - " Under this stone lies Richard Mather , Who had a son greater than his father , And eke a grandson greater than either . " This grandson was of course Cotton Mather , who was born Feb. 12 , 1663 , in Boston ...
... given in an old epitaph : - " Under this stone lies Richard Mather , Who had a son greater than his father , And eke a grandson greater than either . " This grandson was of course Cotton Mather , who was born Feb. 12 , 1663 , in Boston ...
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