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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... Mary . ) HIS was an age of turmoil , and it gave rise to no great author . TH It is celebrated in history on account of four great events : I. The invention of printing , and its introduction into England by Caxton ; 2. The Discovery of ...
... Mary . ) HIS was an age of turmoil , and it gave rise to no great author . TH It is celebrated in history on account of four great events : I. The invention of printing , and its introduction into England by Caxton ; 2. The Discovery of ...
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... James , in 1611 . Its chief historical events were the restoration of Protestant supremacy , the execution of Mary Queen of Scots , 12 COMMON - SCHOOL Literature . -ELIZABETHAN REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORS: Spenser, Shakespeare, Bacon.
... James , in 1611 . Its chief historical events were the restoration of Protestant supremacy , the execution of Mary Queen of Scots , 12 COMMON - SCHOOL Literature . -ELIZABETHAN REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORS: Spenser, Shakespeare, Bacon.
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... Mary Queen of Scots , and the destruction of the Spanish Armada . We select as its literary representatives the three already men tioned , -Spenser , Shakspeare , and Bacon . SPENSER . 1553-1599 . Edmund Spenser , whose name stands ...
... Mary Queen of Scots , and the destruction of the Spanish Armada . We select as its literary representatives the three already men tioned , -Spenser , Shakspeare , and Bacon . SPENSER . 1553-1599 . Edmund Spenser , whose name stands ...
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... Mary . ) HIS age presents a marked contrast to the preceding one . The gravity and austerity of the Puritans gave way before the flood of French tastes , French fashions , and French vices , that came in with Charles and his gay ...
... Mary . ) HIS age presents a marked contrast to the preceding one . The gravity and austerity of the Puritans gave way before the flood of French tastes , French fashions , and French vices , that came in with Charles and his gay ...
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... Mary Campbell , -his " Highland Mary " —and afterwards married Jean Armour . Burns was a man of strong passions and weak will ; hence he was unable to resist temptation , and fell into habits of intemperance which kept him in poverty ...
... Mary Campbell , -his " Highland Mary " —and afterwards married Jean Armour . Burns was a man of strong passions and weak will ; hence he was unable to resist temptation , and fell into habits of intemperance which kept him in poverty ...
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