The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott Holt, 1954 - 648 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 88
Page 132
... give the silver ; and he finished so admirably , that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish , gold and all . At this sermon there was also one of our club , who , being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia ...
... give the silver ; and he finished so admirably , that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish , gold and all . At this sermon there was also one of our club , who , being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia ...
Page 147
... give spending this Wednesday evening , as I have done its namesakes , in your delightful com- pany , I sit down to spend it in thinking of you , in writing to you , and in reading over and over again your letters . I am charmed with ...
... give spending this Wednesday evening , as I have done its namesakes , in your delightful com- pany , I sit down to spend it in thinking of you , in writing to you , and in reading over and over again your letters . I am charmed with ...
Page 445
... give me ten dollars . " Blossom swore absolutely , roundly , and profanely that he never would give boot . " Well , " said Peter , " I didn't care about trading ; but you cut such high shines that I thought I'd like to back you out ...
... give me ten dollars . " Blossom swore absolutely , roundly , and profanely that he never would give boot . " Well , " said Peter , " I didn't care about trading ; but you cut such high shines that I thought I'd like to back you out ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
53 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
ain't American Artemus Ward began boat boll weevil boys Brer Fox Brer Rabbit called captain Carl Sandburg Cotton Mather dark door earth England eyes face father fire Flagg friends God's goin Gout hand Haskett hath head hear heard heart heaven horse Increase Mather keeper knew land laugh light literary live looked Lord Louisa Mark Twain mind Miss Pickett morning mother nature never night o'er Oakhurst Old Abe once passed person poems poet poetry poor Rogaum romanticism Rosicky round Sarah Orne Jewett seemed sleep smile song soul stood sweet tell thee things thou thought tion took town trees turned Uncle Remus Varick voice walk Ward Waythorn wind Winesburg wood word wrath write Yemassee young ΙΟ