American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpretive Survey of Our LiteratureLeon Howard Heath, 1955 - American literature |
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... stood alone , While the men they agonized for hurled the con- tumelious stone , Stood serene , and down the future saw the golden beam incline To the side of perfect justice , mastered by their faith divine , By one man's plain truth to ...
... stood alone , While the men they agonized for hurled the con- tumelious stone , Stood serene , and down the future saw the golden beam incline To the side of perfect justice , mastered by their faith divine , By one man's plain truth to ...
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... stood a spell on one foot fust , Then stood a spell on t'other , An ' on which one he felt the wust He couldn't ha ' told ye nuther . Says he , " I'd better call agin " ; Says she , " Think likely , Mister " : Thet last word pricked him ...
... stood a spell on one foot fust , Then stood a spell on t'other , An ' on which one he felt the wust He couldn't ha ' told ye nuther . Says he , " I'd better call agin " ; Says she , " Think likely , Mister " : Thet last word pricked him ...
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... stood a chunk of coal as large as an apple barrel , to indicate that orders for coal were taken , and beside the black mass of the coal stood three combs of honey grown brown and dirty in their wooden frames . The honey had stood in the ...
... stood a chunk of coal as large as an apple barrel , to indicate that orders for coal were taken , and beside the black mass of the coal stood three combs of honey grown brown and dirty in their wooden frames . The honey had stood in the ...
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The New England Brahmins | 3 |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | 9 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES | 29 |
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