American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 1Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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... Character , some letters he appended to it , and an engrav- ing dated 1666 which asserts that in that year Alsop was 28 years old . Alsop was born in London , and in his early youth was bound as an apprentice to one of the trades . At ...
... Character , some letters he appended to it , and an engrav- ing dated 1666 which asserts that in that year Alsop was 28 years old . Alsop was born in London , and in his early youth was bound as an apprentice to one of the trades . At ...
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... character of monarchy . It was ruffian torturing ruffian . The conqueror considered the conquered , not as his prisoner , but his prop- erty . He led him in triumph rattling in chains , and doomed him , at plea- sure , to slavery or ...
... character of monarchy . It was ruffian torturing ruffian . The conqueror considered the conquered , not as his prisoner , but his prop- erty . He led him in triumph rattling in chains , and doomed him , at plea- sure , to slavery or ...
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... character in a work of fiction has a fair right to the aid which can be obtained from a poetical view of the subject . It is in this view , rather than in one more strictly circumstantial , that Leather - Stock- ing has been drawn . The ...
... character in a work of fiction has a fair right to the aid which can be obtained from a poetical view of the subject . It is in this view , rather than in one more strictly circumstantial , that Leather - Stock- ing has been drawn . The ...
Contents
Four Early Travelers and Observers | 1 |
George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and Plenty | 34 |
Copyright | |
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