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... interest . 2. Comprehensive Meaning . - The term literature needs to be carefully considered , and its general and its restricted meaning clearly comprehended . In its widest sense , literature may be regarded as including the aggre ...
... interest . 2. Comprehensive Meaning . - The term literature needs to be carefully considered , and its general and its restricted meaning clearly comprehended . In its widest sense , literature may be regarded as including the aggre ...
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... interest and value of literature are largely dependent upon the manner or form in which the facts are presented . In its restricted sense , literature includes only those works that are polished or artistic in form . The classic works ...
... interest and value of literature are largely dependent upon the manner or form in which the facts are presented . In its restricted sense , literature includes only those works that are polished or artistic in form . The classic works ...
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... interests and social problems will continue , it may be for a long time , to absorb a large part of the best talent of our land . We are at present living our epic poem , -the greatest the world has seen . But after this period of ...
... interests and social problems will continue , it may be for a long time , to absorb a large part of the best talent of our land . We are at present living our epic poem , -the greatest the world has seen . But after this period of ...
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... interests , but also in science and literature . 18. First English Settlements . - The English occupa- tion of this country began early in the seventeenth cen- tury with the establishment of two colonies , which were as different in ...
... interests , but also in science and literature . 18. First English Settlements . - The English occupa- tion of this country began early in the seventeenth cen- tury with the establishment of two colonies , which were as different in ...
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... interest in higher education resulted , in 1692 , in the founding of the Col- 1 Tyler , History of American Literature , p . 89 . 2 Campbell , History of Virginia , p . 273 . lege of William and Mary , the oldest institution of 14 ...
... interest in higher education resulted , in 1692 , in the founding of the Col- 1 Tyler , History of American Literature , p . 89 . 2 Campbell , History of Virginia , p . 273 . lege of William and Mary , the oldest institution of 14 ...
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