American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 2Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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... head ? " “ No , I didn't . What tow - head ? I hain't seen no tow - head . ” " You hain't seen no tow - head ? Looky here - didn't de line pull loose en de raf ' go a hummin ' down de river , en leave you en de canoe behine in de fog ...
... head ? " “ No , I didn't . What tow - head ? I hain't seen no tow - head . ” " You hain't seen no tow - head ? Looky here - didn't de line pull loose en de raf ' go a hummin ' down de river , en leave you en de canoe behine in de fog ...
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... head ' - and they chop it off . ' Ring up Fair Rosamun . ' Fair Rosamun answers the bell . Next morning . ' Chop off her head . ' And he made every one of them tell him a tale every night ; and he kept that up till he had hogged a ...
... head ' - and they chop it off . ' Ring up Fair Rosamun . ' Fair Rosamun answers the bell . Next morning . ' Chop off her head . ' And he made every one of them tell him a tale every night ; and he kept that up till he had hogged a ...
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... head at that distance , for the size of the two objects is the same . It takes a keen eye to see a fly or a nail - head at fifty yards - one hundred and fifty feet . Can the reader do it ? The nail was lightly driven , its head painted ...
... head at that distance , for the size of the two objects is the same . It takes a keen eye to see a fly or a nail - head at fifty yards - one hundred and fifty feet . Can the reader do it ? The nail was lightly driven , its head painted ...
Contents
Pioneers of the Modern | 1855 |
Song of Myself | 1861 |
Children of Adam | 1908 |
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