American Poems: Longfellow: Whittier: Bryant: Holmes: Lowell: EmersonHorace Elisha Scudder Houghton, Mifflin, 1879 - 455 pages |
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... young people , both at school and at home . ing - books and popular collections of poetry contain many of the shorter and well - known poems of the authors represented in this book , but the scope of such collections does not generally ...
... young people , both at school and at home . ing - books and popular collections of poetry contain many of the shorter and well - known poems of the authors represented in this book , but the scope of such collections does not generally ...
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... young peo- ple in America the most natural acquaintance with literature . These poets are our interpreters . All but one are still living , so that the poetry is con- temporaneous and appeals through familiar forms ; as far as possible ...
... young peo- ple in America the most natural acquaintance with literature . These poets are our interpreters . All but one are still living , so that the poetry is con- temporaneous and appeals through familiar forms ; as far as possible ...
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... young men , who compromised the reputation of the community , and all were very much under the influence of their priests , some of whom made no secret of their bitter hostility to the English , and of their determination to use every ...
... young men , who compromised the reputation of the community , and all were very much under the influence of their priests , some of whom made no secret of their bitter hostility to the English , and of their determination to use every ...
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... " as well ancient as young men and lads , " a proclamation summoning all the males to attend him in the church at Grand - Pré on the 5th instant , to hear a communication which the governor had sent . As there had EVANGELINE . 7.
... " as well ancient as young men and lads , " a proclamation summoning all the males to attend him in the church at Grand - Pré on the 5th instant , to hear a communication which the governor had sent . As there had EVANGELINE . 7.
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... young Gabriel only was welcome ; 115 Gabriel Lajeunesse , the son of Basil the black- smith , Who was a mighty man in the village , and hon- ored of all men ; For since the birth of time , throughout all ages and nations , Has the craft ...
... young Gabriel only was welcome ; 115 Gabriel Lajeunesse , the son of Basil the black- smith , Who was a mighty man in the village , and hon- ored of all men ; For since the birth of time , throughout all ages and nations , Has the craft ...
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