American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpretive Survey of Our LiteratureLeon Howard Heath, 1955 - American literature |
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... present occasion , in almost every house where Frank entered , there was some boon to be asked ; and I observed , that in every case , the petitioner was either gratified or refused in such a tone as left no occasion or dispo- sition to ...
... present occasion , in almost every house where Frank entered , there was some boon to be asked ; and I observed , that in every case , the petitioner was either gratified or refused in such a tone as left no occasion or dispo- sition to ...
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... present the greatest lessons also in New World politics and progress . If a man were ask'd , for instance , the ... present with greatest deeds and problems , cheerfully accepting the past , in- cluding feudalism ( as , indeed , the ...
... present the greatest lessons also in New World politics and progress . If a man were ask'd , for instance , the ... present with greatest deeds and problems , cheerfully accepting the past , in- cluding feudalism ( as , indeed , the ...
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... present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future , And time future contained in time past . If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable . What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual ...
... present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future , And time future contained in time past . If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable . What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual ...
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The New England Brahmins | 3 |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | 9 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES | 29 |
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