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A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol , and so to utter it , depends on the simplicity of his character , that is , upon his love of truth , and his desire to communicate it without loss .
A man's power to connect his thought with its proper symbol , and so to utter it , depends on the simplicity of his character , that is , upon his love of truth , and his desire to communicate it without loss .
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The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To belicve your own thought , to believe that what is true for you in your private hcart is truc for all men , -that is genius . Speak your latent conviction ...
The sentiment they instil is of more value than any thought they may contain . To belicve your own thought , to believe that what is true for you in your private hcart is truc for all men , -that is genius . Speak your latent conviction ...
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Contemporary America : The National Scene Since 1900 . Second ed . , 1945 . Wish , Harvey . Society and Thought in America . Two vols . , 1950–1952 . Wright , L. B. Tlie Atlantic Frontier : Colonial American Civilization , 1607– 1763.
Contemporary America : The National Scene Since 1900 . Second ed . , 1945 . Wish , Harvey . Society and Thought in America . Two vols . , 1950–1952 . Wright , L. B. Tlie Atlantic Frontier : Colonial American Civilization , 1607– 1763.
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Contents
WILLIAM BRADFORD 15901657 | 14 |
ANNE BRADSTREET 1612?1672 | 21 |
EDWARD TAYLOR 1645?1729 | 35 |
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| Title | The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 1 |
| Editor | Sculley Bradley |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Norton, 1956 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 15 Jun 2009 |
| Length | 1575 pages |
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