Common-school Literature, English and American: With Several Hundred Extracts to be MemorizedContains a short sketch about Eugene Field and his work (p. 123-124). |
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... MILLERSVILLE , PA . , AND AUTHOR OF " HOW TO WRITE LETTERS , " etc. " Literature is the immortality of speech . " PHILADELPHIA · CHRISTOPHER SOWER COMPANY , No. 614 ARCH STREET . ITAT & A¶ BHT 820 COPYRIGHT BY J. WILLIS WESTLAKE.
... MILLERSVILLE , PA . , AND AUTHOR OF " HOW TO WRITE LETTERS , " etc. " Literature is the immortality of speech . " PHILADELPHIA · CHRISTOPHER SOWER COMPANY , No. 614 ARCH STREET . ITAT & A¶ BHT 820 COPYRIGHT BY J. WILLIS WESTLAKE.
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... . - Prose is composition without metre or rhyme . It is of nine kinds , -History , Biography , Novels , Travels , Letters , Reviews , Essays , Treatises , and Discourses . History is a record of past events . Examples : ( 7 ) INTRODUCTION.
... . - Prose is composition without metre or rhyme . It is of nine kinds , -History , Biography , Novels , Travels , Letters , Reviews , Essays , Treatises , and Discourses . History is a record of past events . Examples : ( 7 ) INTRODUCTION.
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... Letter is a composition addressed to a particular person . Letters are generally included in biography . Example : Life and Letters of Lord Byron , A Review is a long article founded on some literary work . Among the best reviews are ...
... Letter is a composition addressed to a particular person . Letters are generally included in biography . Example : Life and Letters of Lord Byron , A Review is a long article founded on some literary work . Among the best reviews are ...
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... the manners , morals , and literature of the English people . Addison's contributions are signed by one of the letters of the word CLIO . EXTRACTS . I. A cheerful temper , joined with innocence AGE OF QUEEN ANNE . 23 223.
... the manners , morals , and literature of the English people . Addison's contributions are signed by one of the letters of the word CLIO . EXTRACTS . I. A cheerful temper , joined with innocence AGE OF QUEEN ANNE . 23 223.
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... Letters from a Citizen of the World , and others . The Deserted Village , the Vicar of Wakefield , and She Stoops to Conquer , are among the masterpieces of the English Language EXTRACTS . I. Man wants but little here below , Nor wants ...
... Letters from a Citizen of the World , and others . The Deserted Village , the Vicar of Wakefield , and She Stoops to Conquer , are among the masterpieces of the English Language EXTRACTS . I. Man wants but little here below , Nor wants ...
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