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... poet . For a time governor of New Jersey . Author of the poem Philosophic Solitude . " MATHER BYLES ( 1706-1788 ) . Preacher , poet , and wit . He published a volume of poems in 1736 . WILLIAM BYRD ( 1674-1744 ) . Founder of the cities ...
... poet . For a time governor of New Jersey . Author of the poem Philosophic Solitude . " MATHER BYLES ( 1706-1788 ) . Preacher , poet , and wit . He published a volume of poems in 1736 . WILLIAM BYRD ( 1674-1744 ) . Founder of the cities ...
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... rapid increase of prosperity and power . In contemplating the rising glory of America , an Italian poet sang that the spirit of ancient Rome , im- mortal and undecayed , was spreading towards the New World 34 AMERICAN LITERATURE .
... rapid increase of prosperity and power . In contemplating the rising glory of America , an Italian poet sang that the spirit of ancient Rome , im- mortal and undecayed , was spreading towards the New World 34 AMERICAN LITERATURE .
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... poet he was timely rescued by his father , who with Philistine coldness called his attention to the fact that " verse - makers were generally beggars . " But his literary instincts were not to be quenched ; and though he gave up poetry ...
... poet he was timely rescued by his father , who with Philistine coldness called his attention to the fact that " verse - makers were generally beggars . " But his literary instincts were not to be quenched ; and though he gave up poetry ...
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... Poet , editor , and political writer . His two best poems are Lines to a Wild Honeysuckle " and " The Indian Burying - Ground . ” TIMOTHY DWIGHT ( 1752-1817 ) . President of Yale College from 1795 to the time of his death . A theologian ...
... Poet , editor , and political writer . His two best poems are Lines to a Wild Honeysuckle " and " The Indian Burying - Ground . ” TIMOTHY DWIGHT ( 1752-1817 ) . President of Yale College from 1795 to the time of his death . A theologian ...
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... poet that had ever existed . " But many years before his death he formed a juster estimate of Macpherson's forgeries . He took no interest in metaphysical studies , and frequently expressed " unmitigated contempt for Plato and his ...
... poet that had ever existed . " But many years before his death he formed a juster estimate of Macpherson's forgeries . He took no interest in metaphysical studies , and frequently expressed " unmitigated contempt for Plato and his ...
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