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... continued without interruption to his death , upwards of forty years . And the club continued almost as long , and was the best school of philosophy and politics1 that then existed in the province ; for our queries , which were read the ...
... continued without interruption to his death , upwards of forty years . And the club continued almost as long , and was the best school of philosophy and politics1 that then existed in the province ; for our queries , which were read the ...
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... continued eighteen years , successfully for us both . The trustees of the academy , after a while , were incorporated by a charter from the governor ; their funds were increased by contributions in Britain and grants of land from the ...
... continued eighteen years , successfully for us both . The trustees of the academy , after a while , were incorporated by a charter from the governor ; their funds were increased by contributions in Britain and grants of land from the ...
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... continued to grow in popularity ; and new publications by such earlier writ- ers as Emerson , Longfellow , Lowell , and Holmes continued to exert an influence . For two decades , beginning authors in this age of transition were caught ...
... continued to grow in popularity ; and new publications by such earlier writ- ers as Emerson , Longfellow , Lowell , and Holmes continued to exert an influence . For two decades , beginning authors in this age of transition were caught ...
Contents
PREFACE | xxxix |
The Colonies the Revolution and the New Nation | 3 |
JOHN SMITH 15801631 | 11 |
Copyright | |
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