The Democratic Spirit: A Collection of American Writings from the Earliest Times to the Present DayBernard Smith A. A. Knopf, 1941 - 927 pages |
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Page 202
... better were this mountain wilderness , And this wild life of danger and distress Watchings by night and perilous flight by day , And meetings in the depths of earth to pray - Better , far better , than to kneel with them , And pay the ...
... better were this mountain wilderness , And this wild life of danger and distress Watchings by night and perilous flight by day , And meetings in the depths of earth to pray - Better , far better , than to kneel with them , And pay the ...
Page 215
... better . And as to their intelligence , let any man talk with them , and if he does not learn something it is his own fault . They are as well acquainted with the rights of person and property , and have as just a regard for them , as ...
... better . And as to their intelligence , let any man talk with them , and if he does not learn something it is his own fault . They are as well acquainted with the rights of person and property , and have as just a regard for them , as ...
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... better start than he got . He looked out the window , up at the summer sky that stood serene above the alley and the express building . He experienced a moment of intense clarity , and he saw what kind of a fight his kids would have ...
... better start than he got . He looked out the window , up at the summer sky that stood serene above the alley and the express building . He experienced a moment of intense clarity , and he saw what kind of a fight his kids would have ...
Contents
ROGER WILLIAMS 1603?1683 | 5 |
BACONS MAN 1676 | 13 |
JOHN WISE 16521725 | 20 |
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