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The strong , or man of parts , had no more in division of victuals and clothes , than he that was weak and not able to do a quarter the other could ; this was thought injustice . The aged and graver men to be ranked and equalized in ...
The strong , or man of parts , had no more in division of victuals and clothes , than he that was weak and not able to do a quarter the other could ; this was thought injustice . The aged and graver men to be ranked and equalized in ...
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We have no thought of speaking contemptuously of the literature of the Old World . ... to the glorious company of pure and wise minds which in foreign lands have bequeathed us in writing their choicest thoughts and holiest feelings .
We have no thought of speaking contemptuously of the literature of the Old World . ... to the glorious company of pure and wise minds which in foreign lands have bequeathed us in writing their choicest thoughts and holiest feelings .
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Reared by ingenious man whose taste improved Conducts to pomp of thought , to pleasures fine , And elegance of life , the liberal arts Thus beam their lavish honors . They diffuse Their charmful influence o'er the mental powers , Sweet ...
Reared by ingenious man whose taste improved Conducts to pomp of thought , to pleasures fine , And elegance of life , the liberal arts Thus beam their lavish honors . They diffuse Their charmful influence o'er the mental powers , Sweet ...
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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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