North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 2O. Everett, 1965 |
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Page 36
... Americans write books , their works will at once be distinguished from those of England . In fine , we are told , that we are destined to the highest literary reputation . Now , all this may be very true in theory , but what is the fact ...
... Americans write books , their works will at once be distinguished from those of England . In fine , we are told , that we are destined to the highest literary reputation . Now , all this may be very true in theory , but what is the fact ...
Page 80
... Americans are so new a mixture of such a number ' of nations , that hitherto they have acquired no public ' spirit or national character . -Their political opinions savour of those common to all the people from whom they * are derived ...
... Americans are so new a mixture of such a number ' of nations , that hitherto they have acquired no public ' spirit or national character . -Their political opinions savour of those common to all the people from whom they * are derived ...
Page 100
... and take from it the commerce of India , is difficult to imagine . ' With respect to the South Americans , he makes the follow ing observations : 6 Seventeen millions of inhabitants , placed on the most 100 Nov. United States.
... and take from it the commerce of India , is difficult to imagine . ' With respect to the South Americans , he makes the follow ing observations : 6 Seventeen millions of inhabitants , placed on the most 100 Nov. United States.
Contents
American Settlements on | 33 |
Bibliography | 46 |
Elegy to T T Randolph | 172 |
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