The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott Holt, 1954 - 648 pages |
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Page 522
... ain't Orthodox , " announced the stran- ger , waiving any interest in personalities . " I was brought up amongst the Freewill Baptists . " " Mis ' Beckett's place , did you observe ? ' said the stranger , leaning forward to listen to ...
... ain't Orthodox , " announced the stran- ger , waiving any interest in personalities . " I was brought up amongst the Freewill Baptists . " " Mis ' Beckett's place , did you observe ? ' said the stranger , leaning forward to listen to ...
Page 535
... ain't got strength ' nough — an ' ' twouldnt hurt you none to hang back a lit- tle after meetin ' , and kind of edge ... ain't no use , " said she . " I can't eat no more garden - sauce nohow . I don't blame poor father a mite . You ain ...
... ain't got strength ' nough — an ' ' twouldnt hurt you none to hang back a lit- tle after meetin ' , and kind of edge ... ain't no use , " said she . " I can't eat no more garden - sauce nohow . I don't blame poor father a mite . You ain ...
Page 563
... Ain't we got forty acres ? ' nor no- IO " We ain't got an ear , ' he says , body else ain't got none . All the corn in this country was cooked by three o'clock to- day , like you'd roasted it in an oven . ' You mean you won't get no ...
... Ain't we got forty acres ? ' nor no- IO " We ain't got an ear , ' he says , body else ain't got none . All the corn in this country was cooked by three o'clock to- day , like you'd roasted it in an oven . ' You mean you won't get no ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
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