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What is called a republic is not any particular form of government . It is wholly characteristical of the purport , matter or object for which government ought to be instituted , and on which it is to be employed , RES - PUBLICA ...
What is called a republic is not any particular form of government . It is wholly characteristical of the purport , matter or object for which government ought to be instituted , and on which it is to be employed , RES - PUBLICA ...
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A “ square , ” is called a " park ; " " lakes , ” are often called “ ponds ; ” and “ arms of the sea , " are sometimes termed " rivers . " In pronunciation , the faults are still more numerous , partaking decidedly of provincialisms .
A “ square , ” is called a " park ; " " lakes , ” are often called “ ponds ; ” and “ arms of the sea , " are sometimes termed " rivers . " In pronunciation , the faults are still more numerous , partaking decidedly of provincialisms .
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By the country people this hollow is called the Devil's Dungeon . Sounds of torrents fall on all sides upon the ear . These rapid waters unite at last in one turbid brick - colored stream , boiling through a flume among enormous ...
By the country people this hollow is called the Devil's Dungeon . Sounds of torrents fall on all sides upon the ear . These rapid waters unite at last in one turbid brick - colored stream , boiling through a flume among enormous ...
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Contents
Four Early Travelers and Observers | 1 |
George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and plenty | 34 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 1 American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Harrison T. Meserole |
| Editors | Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
| Compiled by | Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
| Publisher | Heath, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 1854 pages |
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