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... relation to us , and naturally possesses for us the greatest interest . The term literature needs to be carefully considered , and its general and its restricted meaning clearly com- prehended . In its widest sense , literature may be ...
... relation to us , and naturally possesses for us the greatest interest . The term literature needs to be carefully considered , and its general and its restricted meaning clearly com- prehended . In its widest sense , literature may be ...
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... relation between literature and history . It has been questioned whether we have an American literature . But there is no reasonable ground for doubt . A fair survey of the facts will show that the literature of this country is ...
... relation between literature and history . It has been questioned whether we have an American literature . But there is no reasonable ground for doubt . A fair survey of the facts will show that the literature of this country is ...
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... authorship . Among his numerous works may be mentioned the following : " A True Relation " ( 1608 ) ; " A Description of New England " ( 1616 ) ; “ The General History of Virginia " ( 1624 ) ; and " The CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH . 23.
... authorship . Among his numerous works may be mentioned the following : " A True Relation " ( 1608 ) ; " A Description of New England " ( 1616 ) ; “ The General History of Virginia " ( 1624 ) ; and " The CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH . 23.
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... relation of its events to the subsequent development of the country . The growth of a great nation can be clearly traced step by step . interests were involved in the success or failure of ap- parently small enterprises . The life of a ...
... relation of its events to the subsequent development of the country . The growth of a great nation can be clearly traced step by step . interests were involved in the success or failure of ap- parently small enterprises . The life of a ...
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... relations of the colonies . It could not well be other- wise in the presence of their increasing prosperity and promising future , and of the strengthening ties that bound them together . The colonists were chiefly of Teutonic origin ...
... relations of the colonies . It could not well be other- wise in the presence of their increasing prosperity and promising future , and of the strengthening ties that bound them together . The colonists were chiefly of Teutonic origin ...
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