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Was Courteous to me ; but took occasion to speak pretty carnestly about my keeping a Coach : I said ' twould cost £ 100 . per annum : she said twould cost but £ 40 . Exit . Came away somewhat late . Oct. 20 , 1720 .
Was Courteous to me ; but took occasion to speak pretty carnestly about my keeping a Coach : I said ' twould cost £ 100 . per annum : she said twould cost but £ 40 . Exit . Came away somewhat late . Oct. 20 , 1720 .
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In order to secure my credit and character as a tradesman , I took care not only to be in reality industrious and frugal , but to avoid all appearances of the contrary . I dressed plainly ; I was seen at no places of idle diversion .
In order to secure my credit and character as a tradesman , I took care not only to be in reality industrious and frugal , but to avoid all appearances of the contrary . I dressed plainly ; I was seen at no places of idle diversion .
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“ Why the fact is , we took our time , and we searched every where . I have had long experience in these affairs . I took the entire building , room by room ; devoting the nights of a whole week to each .
“ Why the fact is , we took our time , and we searched every where . I have had long experience in these affairs . I took the entire building , room by room ; devoting the nights of a whole week to each .
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Contents
The Literature of the Colonies and the Revolution | 3 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 15901657 | 14 |
ANNE BRADSTREET 1612?1672 | 32 |
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| Title | The American Tradition in Literature: Bradford to Lincoln Norton book Volume 1 of The American Tradition in Literature, Richmond Croom Beatty |
| Editors | Sculley Bradley, Richmond Croom Beatty, Eugene Hudson Long |
| Compiled by | Sculley Bradley, Richmond Croom Beatty, Eugene Hudson Long |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Norton, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 3505 pages |
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