American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 2Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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... once have been prettier . She was clearly not contented with once - she wished to be prettier again . She neglected nothing that could produce that illusion , and , being both fair and fat , dressed almost wholly in black . When she ...
... once have been prettier . She was clearly not contented with once - she wished to be prettier again . She neglected nothing that could produce that illusion , and , being both fair and fat , dressed almost wholly in black . When she ...
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... once more the ancient pathway of bear and deer , the diminish- ing fields they now passed once more scooped punily and terrifically by axe and saw and mule - drawn plow from the wilderness ' flank , out of the brooding and immemorial ...
... once more the ancient pathway of bear and deer , the diminish- ing fields they now passed once more scooped punily and terrifically by axe and saw and mule - drawn plow from the wilderness ' flank , out of the brooding and immemorial ...
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... once a week to my small three - room apartment on my day off from the liquor store . " Peace , " she says to me , " Father reached on down and took me right up in Heaven . " She's a small person with a flat body , frizzy hair , and a ...
... once a week to my small three - room apartment on my day off from the liquor store . " Peace , " she says to me , " Father reached on down and took me right up in Heaven . " She's a small person with a flat body , frizzy hair , and a ...
Contents
Pioneers of the Modern | 1855 |
Song of Myself | 1861 |
Children of Adam | 1908 |
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