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... poetry it has fairly vied with that of the mother country . Yet our highest literary achieve- ments probably lie in the future . With a territory capa- - ble of supporting a population of five hundred millions , the task of the American ...
... poetry it has fairly vied with that of the mother country . Yet our highest literary achieve- ments probably lie in the future . With a territory capa- - ble of supporting a population of five hundred millions , the task of the American ...
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... poetry . " After this introduction we are not much surprised to read the following version of Psalm XIX . : - " The heavens doe declare the majesty of God : also the firmament shews forth his handywork abroad . Day speaks to day ...
... poetry . " After this introduction we are not much surprised to read the following version of Psalm XIX . : - " The heavens doe declare the majesty of God : also the firmament shews forth his handywork abroad . Day speaks to day ...
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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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... poetry , possessed , in addition to a higher artistic excellence , a perceptible American flavor . Not many authors attained to distinction ; but among the shoal of insignificant writers , there were two leviathans , Benjamin Franklin ...
... poetry , possessed , in addition to a higher artistic excellence , a perceptible American flavor . Not many authors attained to distinction ; but among the shoal of insignificant writers , there were two leviathans , Benjamin Franklin ...
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... to do Good , " which he specially mentions as exerting a salutary influence upon his mind and character . He did not escape the common temptation of book- ish youths to attempt poetry , and wrote two ballads BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , 41.
... to do Good , " which he specially mentions as exerting a salutary influence upon his mind and character . He did not escape the common temptation of book- ish youths to attempt poetry , and wrote two ballads BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , 41.
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