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... side , Where gliding streams the rocks did overwhelm ; A lonely place , with pleasures dignified . I once that lov'd the shady woods so well , Now thought the rivers did the trees excel , And if the sun would ever shine , there would I ...
... side , Where gliding streams the rocks did overwhelm ; A lonely place , with pleasures dignified . I once that lov'd the shady woods so well , Now thought the rivers did the trees excel , And if the sun would ever shine , there would I ...
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... side exploded , and frightfully burned his body . In his agony he leaped overboard , and narrowly escaped drowning . In his disabled condition and need of medical aid , he returned to England in October , 1609 , and never visited ...
... side exploded , and frightfully burned his body . In his agony he leaped overboard , and narrowly escaped drowning . In his disabled condition and need of medical aid , he returned to England in October , 1609 , and never visited ...
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... side of his mother , who was a daughter of the celebrated pulpit - orator John Cotton , he like- wise inherited talents of no usual order . After receiving his preparatory training in the free school of Boston , he entered Harvard ...
... side of his mother , who was a daughter of the celebrated pulpit - orator John Cotton , he like- wise inherited talents of no usual order . After receiving his preparatory training in the free school of Boston , he entered Harvard ...
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... side of right- eousness . FOR FURTHER READING AND STUDY . For general bibliography see page 573. Illustrative anno- tated selections from Capt . John Smith and Cotton Mather will be found on pages 353-368 of this volume . Extracts from ...
... side of right- eousness . FOR FURTHER READING AND STUDY . For general bibliography see page 573. Illustrative anno- tated selections from Capt . John Smith and Cotton Mather will be found on pages 353-368 of this volume . Extracts from ...
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... side was Hamilton , who , in co - operation with Madison and Jay , largely influenced popular sentiment by the series of powerful essays known collectively as " The Federalist . " In Virginia , Patrick Henry used all his influence and ...
... side was Hamilton , who , in co - operation with Madison and Jay , largely influenced popular sentiment by the series of powerful essays known collectively as " The Federalist . " In Virginia , Patrick Henry used all his influence and ...
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