Father Past and Child Nation: The Romantic Imagination and the Origins of the American Civil War |
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... hand they were ostensibly addressed impression . to , or directly concerned with , children , like these two stanzas on Washington : Lisp ! lisp ! his name , ye children yet unborn ! And with like deeds your own great names adorn . 28 ...
... hand they were ostensibly addressed impression . to , or directly concerned with , children , like these two stanzas on Washington : Lisp ! lisp ! his name , ye children yet unborn ! And with like deeds your own great names adorn . 28 ...
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... hand , to be like them , shielded by them , and to stand in the succession of heroes ; and , on the other hand , the desire to be rid of them forever , as the pre - requisite to adulthood in a democratic community . obvious . That ...
... hand , to be like them , shielded by them , and to stand in the succession of heroes ; and , on the other hand , the desire to be rid of them forever , as the pre - requisite to adulthood in a democratic community . obvious . That ...
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... hand- to - hand conflict at Bunker Hill , Israel volunteers for naval duty , is captured by the British , and taken to England . There he escapes , wanders forlornly about the countryside and eventually , to keep from starving , finds ...
... hand- to - hand conflict at Bunker Hill , Israel volunteers for naval duty , is captured by the British , and taken to England . There he escapes , wanders forlornly about the countryside and eventually , to keep from starving , finds ...
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