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... given a place under the government . He now gave up writing on political affairs , and his rapid pen turned out lives , stories of adventure , and accounts of historical events . Of these works the most famous is " The Life and ...
... given a place under the government . He now gave up writing on political affairs , and his rapid pen turned out lives , stories of adventure , and accounts of historical events . Of these works the most famous is " The Life and ...
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... given our country some black and terrible things to remem- ber , it has also given us some things of which we are very proud . Especially has it given us good and great men . One of these was William Hickling Prescott , the historian ...
... given our country some black and terrible things to remem- ber , it has also given us some things of which we are very proud . Especially has it given us good and great men . One of these was William Hickling Prescott , the historian ...
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... given way to mere feelings , and had ceased to work , it is a question whether the disorder might not have taken a deeper root , and become incurable . " Another quality , which , like the last , seems to have given tone to his ...
... given way to mere feelings , and had ceased to work , it is a question whether the disorder might not have taken a deeper root , and become incurable . " Another quality , which , like the last , seems to have given tone to his ...
Contents
OUR GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS PART I | 1 |
POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES PART I | 14 |
FIVE GREAT ENGLISH WRITERS INTRODUCED TO LITTLE FOLK | 27 |
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