Father Past and Child Nation: The Romantic Imagination and the Origins of the American Civil War |
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... suggested that , even as a child , Washington realized that " he might be father , and : that his children might find an humble pride in looking 59 " over the unspotted page of his unpretending life . They knew what they were doing ...
... suggested that , even as a child , Washington realized that " he might be father , and : that his children might find an humble pride in looking 59 " over the unspotted page of his unpretending life . They knew what they were doing ...
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... suggest the vision of a potentially awesome historical role for the sons : that of determining for all time the nature of the 33 David Hatch Barlow , " American Literature , XXXVIII ( 1851 ) , 327 . Graham's Magazine ... suggested such 137.
... suggest the vision of a potentially awesome historical role for the sons : that of determining for all time the nature of the 33 David Hatch Barlow , " American Literature , XXXVIII ( 1851 ) , 327 . Graham's Magazine ... suggested such 137.
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... suggested that it would be a rigidly limited one : the child , after all , as Brownson pointed out , has very little ... suggesting new influence for the founding fathers , as models , since for those who took the analogy seriously ...
... suggested that it would be a rigidly limited one : the child , after all , as Brownson pointed out , has very little ... suggesting new influence for the founding fathers , as models , since for those who took the analogy seriously ...
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