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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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I must speak plainer , thought he , and allow her at least the honor of a summons before she surrenders . He dropped on his knee , and exclaimed“ Madam , I am the most miserable of men ! ” “ I am sorry for it , Mr. Sopus , " replied the ...
I must speak plainer , thought he , and allow her at least the honor of a summons before she surrenders . He dropped on his knee , and exclaimed“ Madam , I am the most miserable of men ! ” “ I am sorry for it , Mr. Sopus , " replied the ...
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| Title | Colonial and Federalist American Writing The Odyssey surveys of American writing |
| Author | George F. Horner |
| Publisher | Odyssey Press, 1966 |
| Length | 946 pages |
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