The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott Holt, 1954 - 648 pages |
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Page 122
... leave him , he took care to prevent my getting employment in any other printing - house of the town , by going round and speaking to every master , who accordingly refused to give me work . I then thought of going to New York , as the ...
... leave him , he took care to prevent my getting employment in any other printing - house of the town , by going round and speaking to every master , who accordingly refused to give me work . I then thought of going to New York , as the ...
Page 151
... leave me to my re- pose , it may be said you are ungrateful too . Gout . I can scarcely acknowledge that as an objection . As to quacks , I despise them ; they may kill you indeed , but cannot injure me . And , as to regular physicians ...
... leave me to my re- pose , it may be said you are ungrateful too . Gout . I can scarcely acknowledge that as an objection . As to quacks , I despise them ; they may kill you indeed , but cannot injure me . And , as to regular physicians ...
Page 195
... leave them free ? 30 Religion only feigned to claim a share , Their riches , not their souls , employed your care- Alas ! how few of all that daring train That seek new worlds embosomed in the main , How few have sailed on virtue's ...
... leave them free ? 30 Religion only feigned to claim a share , Their riches , not their souls , employed your care- Alas ! how few of all that daring train That seek new worlds embosomed in the main , How few have sailed on virtue's ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
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