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... once - old Rip Van Winkle now ! -Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle ? " All stood amazed , until an old woman , tottering out from among the crowd , put her hand to her brow , and peering under it in his face for a moment , exclaimed ...
... once - old Rip Van Winkle now ! -Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle ? " All stood amazed , until an old woman , tottering out from among the crowd , put her hand to her brow , and peering under it in his face for a moment , exclaimed ...
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... once destroyed . But since , ceteris paribus , 3 no poet can afford to dispense with any thing that may advance his design , it but remains to be seen whether there is , in extent , any advantage to counterbalance the loss of unity ...
... once destroyed . But since , ceteris paribus , 3 no poet can afford to dispense with any thing that may advance his design , it but remains to be seen whether there is , in extent , any advantage to counterbalance the loss of unity ...
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... once more to Thee , Breathe , bathe myself once more in Thee , commune with Thee , Report myself once more to Thee . Thou knowest my years entire , my life , My long and crowded life of active work , not adoration merely ; Thou knowest ...
... once more to Thee , Breathe , bathe myself once more in Thee , commune with Thee , Report myself once more to Thee . Thou knowest my years entire , my life , My long and crowded life of active work , not adoration merely ; Thou knowest ...
Contents
PREFACE | xxxix |
The Colonies the Revolution and the New Nation | 3 |
JOHN SMITH 15801631 | 11 |
Copyright | |
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