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... nature of this element depends upon the culture and experience of the people . Nowhere else has life been more ... natural heritage . The leading movements in the lit- erary history of England have been reflected in America . In many ...
... nature of this element depends upon the culture and experience of the people . Nowhere else has life been more ... natural heritage . The leading movements in the lit- erary history of England have been reflected in America . In many ...
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... nature , designed either to preserve the history of the planting of the young nation , or to acquaint the people of the mother country with the wonders of the New World . In addition to these unfavorable surroundings , it can hardly be ...
... nature , designed either to preserve the history of the planting of the young nation , or to acquaint the people of the mother country with the wonders of the New World . In addition to these unfavorable surroundings , it can hardly be ...
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... again . " He may be regarded as a typical product of the Puritan cul- ture of his time ; and with this fact in mind , his life becomes doubly interesting . He possessed a deeply religious nature , COTTON MATHER . 25 I PAGE I 9835.
... again . " He may be regarded as a typical product of the Puritan cul- ture of his time ; and with this fact in mind , his life becomes doubly interesting . He possessed a deeply religious nature , COTTON MATHER . 25 I PAGE I 9835.
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... nature , which asserted itself strongly even in his youth , and drove him to continual introspection . Troubled with ... natural for him to think of the ministry . Unfortu- nately , he was embarrassed by a strongly marked impediment of ...
... nature , which asserted itself strongly even in his youth , and drove him to continual introspection . Troubled with ... natural for him to think of the ministry . Unfortu- nately , he was embarrassed by a strongly marked impediment of ...
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... nature and the honor of our country have given us a right- the liberty of opposing arbitrary power by speaking and writing truth . " -- It is not strange that the future greatness of America began to dawn upon the minds of men . The ...
... nature and the honor of our country have given us a right- the liberty of opposing arbitrary power by speaking and writing truth . " -- It is not strange that the future greatness of America began to dawn upon the minds of men . The ...
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