Selections from American Authors: A Reading Book for School and Home. Franklin, Adams, Cooper, LongfellowSamuel Eliot Taintor Brothers, Merrill & Company, 1879 - 410 pages |
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... Medford people are all removed . Every seaport seems in motion . O North , 1 O North , 1 may the 1 Lord North , prime minister of Great Britain . groans and cries of the injured and oppressed harrow up 38 JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS .
... Medford people are all removed . Every seaport seems in motion . O North , 1 O North , 1 may the 1 Lord North , prime minister of Great Britain . groans and cries of the injured and oppressed harrow up 38 JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS .
Page 39
... cries of the injured and oppressed harrow up thy soul . We have a prodigious army , but we lack many accommodations which we need . I hope the appointment of these new generals will give satisfac- tion ; they must be proof against ...
... cries of the injured and oppressed harrow up thy soul . We have a prodigious army , but we lack many accommodations which we need . I hope the appointment of these new generals will give satisfac- tion ; they must be proof against ...
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... cried the hand- some young man ; " and you , my dearest sisters and aunt ! have I at last met you again ? " " Heaven bless you , my Henry , my son ! " ex- claimed the astonished but delighted parent ; while his sisters sunk on his ...
... cried the hand- some young man ; " and you , my dearest sisters and aunt ! have I at last met you again ? " " Heaven bless you , my Henry , my son ! " ex- claimed the astonished but delighted parent ; while his sisters sunk on his ...
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... cried , " " T is Scotland's hope , her joy , her pride ! " WALTER SCOTT . THE party sat in silence for many minutes after the pedler had withdrawn . Mr. Wharton had heard enough to increase his uneasiness , without in the least removing ...
... cried , " " T is Scotland's hope , her joy , her pride ! " WALTER SCOTT . THE party sat in silence for many minutes after the pedler had withdrawn . Mr. Wharton had heard enough to increase his uneasiness , without in the least removing ...
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... his regimentals . " I had flattered myself , " cried young Wharton , with a laugh , “ that I looked better on the canvas than in a masquerade . You must be a close observer , sir . " 66 ' Necessity has made me one , " said THE SPY . 23.
... his regimentals . " I had flattered myself , " cried young Wharton , with a laugh , “ that I looked better on the canvas than in a masquerade . You must be a close observer , sir . " 66 ' Necessity has made me one , " said THE SPY . 23.
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