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The Lord had been very gracious , and spoke peacc to me in the time of my distress ; and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly ; on which account , at times , I felt sharp reproof . I was not so hardy as to commit things ...
The Lord had been very gracious , and spoke peacc to me in the time of my distress ; and I now most ungratefully turned again to folly ; on which account , at times , I felt sharp reproof . I was not so hardy as to commit things ...
Page 519
He turned his eyes full upon the withered face that was puckering itself into a smile , but seemed to behold it not . ... exclaimed Giovanni , turning quickly about , as if an inanimate thing should start into feverish life .
He turned his eyes full upon the withered face that was puckering itself into a smile , but seemed to behold it not . ... exclaimed Giovanni , turning quickly about , as if an inanimate thing should start into feverish life .
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... that every new book or antique one may contain the “ open scsamc , ” — the spell to disclose treasures hidden in some unsuspected cave of Truth . Thus it was not without sadness that I turned away from the library of the Old Manse .
... that every new book or antique one may contain the “ open scsamc , ” — the spell to disclose treasures hidden in some unsuspected cave of Truth . Thus it was not without sadness that I turned away from the library of the Old Manse .
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Contents
The Literature of the Colonies and the Revolution | 3 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 15901657 | 14 |
ANNE BRADSTREET 1612?1672 | 32 |
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| Title | The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 1 The American Tradition in Literature, Sculley Bradley |
| Editor | Sculley Bradley |
| Publisher | Norton, 1957 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 15 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 1575 pages |
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