American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 1Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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... Earth - proud , proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough , but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave . They added ridge to valley , brook to pond , And sighed for all that bounded their domain ; " This suits me ...
... Earth - proud , proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough , but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave . They added ridge to valley , brook to pond , And sighed for all that bounded their domain ; " This suits me ...
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... earth for their first shelter under some hillside , and , casting the soil aloft upon timber , they make a smoky fire against the earth , at the highest side . " They did not " provide them houses , " says he , " till the earth , by the ...
... earth for their first shelter under some hillside , and , casting the soil aloft upon timber , they make a smoky fire against the earth , at the highest side . " They did not " provide them houses , " says he , " till the earth , by the ...
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... earth but patented a leaf . What Champollion2 will decipher this hieroglyphic for us , that we may turn over a new leaf at last ? This phenomenon is more exhilarating to me than the luxuriance and fertility of vineyards . True , it is ...
... earth but patented a leaf . What Champollion2 will decipher this hieroglyphic for us , that we may turn over a new leaf at last ? This phenomenon is more exhilarating to me than the luxuriance and fertility of vineyards . True , it is ...
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Four Early Travelers and Observers | 1 |
George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and Plenty | 34 |
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