A New England ReaderVan Wyck Brooks New England literature from William Bradford to the poems of Robert Lowell. |
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... called Diamagnetism , -by which he meant cross- magnetism ; and he showed us various experiments on certain gases , to prove that whilst , ordinarily , magnetism of steel is from north to south , in other substances , gases , it acts ...
... called Diamagnetism , -by which he meant cross- magnetism ; and he showed us various experiments on certain gases , to prove that whilst , ordinarily , magnetism of steel is from north to south , in other substances , gases , it acts ...
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... called him in courtesy ; an elderly ragamuffin , in his soiled shirt - sleeves and tow - cloth trousers . This poor fellow had been an attorney , in what he called his better days , a sharp practitioner , and in great vogue among the ...
... called him in courtesy ; an elderly ragamuffin , in his soiled shirt - sleeves and tow - cloth trousers . This poor fellow had been an attorney , in what he called his better days , a sharp practitioner , and in great vogue among the ...
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... called , was served in golden goblets , with spoons of the same metal or of tortoise - shell finely wrought . The em- peror was exceedingly fond of it , to judge from the quantity - no less than fifty jars or pitchers - prepared for his ...
... called , was served in golden goblets , with spoons of the same metal or of tortoise - shell finely wrought . The em- peror was exceedingly fond of it , to judge from the quantity - no less than fifty jars or pitchers - prepared for his ...
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The Landing of the Pilgrims | 3 |
To My Dear and Loving Husband | 9 |
A Confession | 16 |
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