American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 1Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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... hope of effecting much good , I should violate my promise ; what if Molesworth should prove to possess all the passions of an husband and a lover ; if the happi- ness hitherto enjoyed should melt away from his grasp , like the phantom ...
... hope of effecting much good , I should violate my promise ; what if Molesworth should prove to possess all the passions of an husband and a lover ; if the happi- ness hitherto enjoyed should melt away from his grasp , like the phantom ...
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... hope . Still he could not summon fortitude to meet his death , and had not his limbs refused to aid him he would yet have attempted to fly . Then , by a sudden revolu- tion from hope to utter despair , he fell upon his knees , and ...
... hope . Still he could not summon fortitude to meet his death , and had not his limbs refused to aid him he would yet have attempted to fly . Then , by a sudden revolu- tion from hope to utter despair , he fell upon his knees , and ...
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... Hope beyond hope : High and more high It dives into noon , With wing unspent , Untold intent ; But it is a god , Knows its own path And the outlets of the sky . It was never for the mean ; It requireth courage stout . Souls above doubt ...
... Hope beyond hope : High and more high It dives into noon , With wing unspent , Untold intent ; But it is a god , Knows its own path And the outlets of the sky . It was never for the mean ; It requireth courage stout . Souls above doubt ...
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Four Early Travelers and Observers | 1 |
George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and Plenty | 34 |
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