The Life of Horace Greeley: Editor of The New-York Tribune; from His Birth to the Present TimeHoughton, Mifflin, 1882 - 548 pages |
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... miles of some- what better land than the land of New England generally is . Wheat cannot be grown on it to advantage , but it yields fair returns of rye , oats , potatoes , Indian corn , and young men : the last - named of which ...
... miles of some- what better land than the land of New England generally is . Wheat cannot be grown on it to advantage , but it yields fair returns of rye , oats , potatoes , Indian corn , and young men : the last - named of which ...
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... miles from the village of Amherst . It con- sisted of fifty acres of land - heavy land to till - rocky , moist , and ... mile , without passing a single vehicle . The turtles hobble across the road fear- less of the crushing wheel . If ...
... miles from the village of Amherst . It con- sisted of fifty acres of land - heavy land to till - rocky , moist , and ... mile , without passing a single vehicle . The turtles hobble across the road fear- less of the crushing wheel . If ...
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... mile , with all his books under his arm , including the New Testament , Webster's Spelling Book , English Reader , & c . , and would not return till the last moment of intermission ; at least such was his practice in the summer time ...
... mile , with all his books under his arm , including the New Testament , Webster's Spelling Book , English Reader , & c . , and would not return till the last moment of intermission ; at least such was his practice in the summer time ...
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... miles distant , and I lost sight of the family entirely , Horace and all , though I always remembered the gentle ... mile and a half from his home . He could read fluently , spell any word in the language ; had some knowledge of ...
... miles distant , and I lost sight of the family entirely , Horace and all , though I always remembered the gentle ... mile and a half from his home . He could read fluently , spell any word in the language ; had some knowledge of ...
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... miles of his father's house , which Horace did not bor- row and read during his residence in Amherst . He was never without a book . As soon , says one of his sisters , as he was dressed in the morning , he flew to his book . He read ...
... miles of his father's house , which Horace did not bor- row and read during his residence in Amherst . He was never without a book . As soon , says one of his sisters , as he was dressed in the morning , he flew to his book . He read ...
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