American Life in Literature, Volume 1Jay Broadus Hubbell Harper & brothers, 1936 - 849 pages |
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Page 537
... hour . Then there is least somnolence in us ; and for an hour , at least , some part of us awakes which slumbers 10 life by a conscious endeavor . It is something We must learn to reawaken and keep our- selves awake , not by mechanical ...
... hour . Then there is least somnolence in us ; and for an hour , at least , some part of us awakes which slumbers 10 life by a conscious endeavor . It is something We must learn to reawaken and keep our- selves awake , not by mechanical ...
Page 537
... hour . Then there is least somnolence in us ; and for an hour , at least , some part of us awakes which slumbers 10 all the rest of the day and night . Little is to be expected of that day , if it can be called a day , to which we are ...
... hour . Then there is least somnolence in us ; and for an hour , at least , some part of us awakes which slumbers 10 all the rest of the day and night . Little is to be expected of that day , if it can be called a day , to which we are ...
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... hour to one or two hours in its perusal . The ordinary novel is objectionable , from its length , for reasons already stated in substance . As it cannot be read at one sitting , it deprives itself , of course , of the immense force de ...
... hour to one or two hours in its perusal . The ordinary novel is objectionable , from its length , for reasons already stated in substance . As it cannot be read at one sitting , it deprives itself , of course , of the immense force de ...
Contents
The Settlement of Virginia | 4 |
The SmithPocahontas Legend | 10 |
FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS 17931835 | 24 |
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