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Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains , and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major André was taken , and which stood in the neighborhood . Some mention was made also of the ...
Many dismal tales were told about funeral trains , and mourning cries and wailings heard and seen about the great tree where the unfortunate Major André was taken , and which stood in the neighborhood . Some mention was made also of the ...
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—yes , I hear it , and have heard it . Longlong - long - many minutes , many hours , many days , have I heard it — yet I dared not — oh , pity me , miserable wretch that I am ! —I dared not — I dared not speak !
—yes , I hear it , and have heard it . Longlong - long - many minutes , many hours , many days , have I heard it — yet I dared not — oh , pity me , miserable wretch that I am ! —I dared not — I dared not speak !
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200 And rustle of the bladed corn ; We turn the pages that they read , Their written words we linger o'er , But in the sun they cast no shade , No voice is heard , no sign is made , No step is on the conscious floor !
200 And rustle of the bladed corn ; We turn the pages that they read , Their written words we linger o'er , But in the sun they cast no shade , No voice is heard , no sign is made , No step is on the conscious floor !
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James Fenimore Cooper | 49 |
From The American Democrat | 65 |
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| Title | American Literature Survey: The American romantics, 1800-1860 Volume 2 of American Literature Survey, Milton R. Stern Viking portable library |
| Editors | Milton R. Stern, Seymour L. Gross |
| Compiled by | Seymour L. Gross |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Viking Press, 1968 |
| ISBN | 0670018880, 9780670018888 |
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