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In the Winter season they boarded him at Winwick ; but such was his desire after knowledge , that in the summer he traveled every day thither . Whilst he was thus at School he met with no small discouragement , for that the Schoolmaster ...
In the Winter season they boarded him at Winwick ; but such was his desire after knowledge , that in the summer he traveled every day thither . Whilst he was thus at School he met with no small discouragement , for that the Schoolmaster ...
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We cannot reach so far as ourselves desire and as some others it may be attain , shall we not therefore reach as far as our endeavors may carry us ? Because we cannot be Oratores optimi , do we content ourselves to be Oratores Pessimi ?
We cannot reach so far as ourselves desire and as some others it may be attain , shall we not therefore reach as far as our endeavors may carry us ? Because we cannot be Oratores optimi , do we content ourselves to be Oratores Pessimi ?
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Tars in Gentlemen's Coats ; and with an Air of severity , desire they wou'd spend their evening walk on the Green , which I dare answer for them , they think much more proper for their Occasions than the Bay , the most frequented place ...
Tars in Gentlemen's Coats ; and with an Air of severity , desire they wou'd spend their evening walk on the Green , which I dare answer for them , they think much more proper for their Occasions than the Bay , the most frequented place ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Colonial and Federalist American Writing Odyssey surveys of American writing |
| Authors | George F. Horner, Robert A. Bain |
| Editors | George F. Horner, Robert A. Bain |
| Publisher | Odyssey Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 946 pages |
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