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... feeling . Literature embodies the best thought of the world , a knowledge and appreciation of which is the essential element of culture . Of all literature , that of our native or adopted country stands in closest relation to us , and ...
... feeling . Literature embodies the best thought of the world , a knowledge and appreciation of which is the essential element of culture . Of all literature , that of our native or adopted country stands in closest relation to us , and ...
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... feelings in writings . Thus we have the literature of Greece , of Rome , of England , of America , and of other nations both ancient and modern . 4. Restricted Sense . But the word literature has also a restricted meaning , which it is ...
... feelings in writings . Thus we have the literature of Greece , of Rome , of England , of America , and of other nations both ancient and modern . 4. Restricted Sense . But the word literature has also a restricted meaning , which it is ...
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... feeling . Our best works are not an echo of the literature of England , but a new and valuable contribution to the literature of the world . The best of Irving's writings , the tales of Hawthorne , the " Evangeline " and " Hiawatha " of ...
... feeling . Our best works are not an echo of the literature of England , but a new and valuable contribution to the literature of the world . The best of Irving's writings , the tales of Hawthorne , the " Evangeline " and " Hiawatha " of ...
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... feelings -his friendships or his animosities - were allowed , perhaps unconsciously , to color his statements ; and in regard to his facts , he is open to the very serious charge of being careless and inaccurate . While his work is ...
... feelings -his friendships or his animosities - were allowed , perhaps unconsciously , to color his statements ; and in regard to his facts , he is open to the very serious charge of being careless and inaccurate . While his work is ...
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... feeling ; and the mass of the people , as well as the civil authorities , were against the new treatment . But Cotton Ma- ther had been convinced of the efficacy of vaccination ; and ac- cordingly , though he knew it would cost him his ...
... feeling ; and the mass of the people , as well as the civil authorities , were against the new treatment . But Cotton Ma- ther had been convinced of the efficacy of vaccination ; and ac- cordingly , though he knew it would cost him his ...
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