Anthology of American Literature, Volume 1George McMichael, Frederick C. Crews Represents the American literary works most respected by modern scholars. Volume I covers Christopher Columbus through Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. This book also emphasizes the contributions to the American literary canon made by women and minority authors. Extensive explanatory headnotes and footnotes link the works and authors of a period and provide readers with additional insights into each selection. New to this edition is an expanded presentation of Native American literature (myths, tales, autobiography, etc.). |
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... tion of Experiments , which any one might repeat and verify , and if not to be verify'd could not be defended ; or of Observations , offer'd as Conjectures , and not delivered , dogmatically , therefore not laying me under any Obliga- tion ...
... tion of Experiments , which any one might repeat and verify , and if not to be verify'd could not be defended ; or of Observations , offer'd as Conjectures , and not delivered , dogmatically , therefore not laying me under any Obliga- tion ...
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... tion of the office . The spirit only can teach . Not any profane man , not any sensual , not any liar , not any slave can teach , but only he can give , who has ; he only can create , who is . The man on whom the soul descends , through ...
... tion of the office . The spirit only can teach . Not any profane man , not any sensual , not any liar , not any slave can teach , but only he can give , who has ; he only can create , who is . The man on whom the soul descends , through ...
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... tion , which is its rarer appearance , —to the faintest glow of virtuous emo- tion , in which form it warms , like our household fires , all the families and as- sociations of men , and makes society possible . A certain tendency to ...
... tion , which is its rarer appearance , —to the faintest glow of virtuous emo- tion , in which form it warms , like our household fires , all the families and as- sociations of men , and makes society possible . A certain tendency to ...
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Columbuss Letter Describing His First Voyage | 15 |
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | 22 |
FROM A Description of New England | 36 |
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