A New England ReaderVan Wyck Brooks New England literature from William Bradford to the poems of Robert Lowell. |
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... NATURE As a fond mother , when the day is o'er , Leads by the hand her little child to bed , Half willing , half reluctant to be led , And leave his broken playthings on the floor , Still gazing at them through the open door , Nor ...
... NATURE As a fond mother , when the day is o'er , Leads by the hand her little child to bed , Half willing , half reluctant to be led , And leave his broken playthings on the floor , Still gazing at them through the open door , Nor ...
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... nature supplemen- tary men : to geology , sinewy , out - of - doors men , with a taste for mountains and rocks , a quick eye for differences and for chemical changes . Give such , first , a course in chemistry , and then a geologi- cal ...
... nature supplemen- tary men : to geology , sinewy , out - of - doors men , with a taste for mountains and rocks , a quick eye for differences and for chemical changes . Give such , first , a course in chemistry , and then a geologi- cal ...
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... Nature , or to that province of nature which he knows , he makes no mistakes , but works after her laws and at her own pace , so that his doing , which is perfectly natural , appears miraculous to dull people . Montluc , the great ...
... Nature , or to that province of nature which he knows , he makes no mistakes , but works after her laws and at her own pace , so that his doing , which is perfectly natural , appears miraculous to dull people . Montluc , the great ...
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The Landing of the Pilgrims | 3 |
To My Dear and Loving Husband | 9 |
A Confession | 16 |
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