A Compendium of American Literature, Chronologically Arranged: With Biographical Sketches of the Authors, and Selections from Their Works |
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... wave in kissing - strings ; Each bears th ' artill'ry of her charms , Like training bands at viewing arms . While acting as tutor , Trumbull gave all his leisure time to the study of law ; and in 1773 was admitted to the bar of ...
... wave in kissing - strings ; Each bears th ' artill'ry of her charms , Like training bands at viewing arms . While acting as tutor , Trumbull gave all his leisure time to the study of law ; and in 1773 was admitted to the bar of ...
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... waves . Columbiad . JOHN MARSHALL , 1755-1835 . JOHN MARSHALL , the son of Thomas Marshall , of Fauquier County , Virginia , was born on the 24th of September , 1755. He had some classical instruction in his youth , but never had the ...
... waves . Columbiad . JOHN MARSHALL , 1755-1835 . JOHN MARSHALL , the son of Thomas Marshall , of Fauquier County , Virginia , was born on the 24th of September , 1755. He had some classical instruction in his youth , but never had the ...
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... wave - toss'd vessel whirl'd along the deep : Wild shriek'd the storm amid the parting shrouds , And the vex'd billows ... waves of sin and sorrow roll , To Him for refuge from the tempest flee , - To Him , confiding , trust the sinking ...
... wave - toss'd vessel whirl'd along the deep : Wild shriek'd the storm amid the parting shrouds , And the vex'd billows ... waves of sin and sorrow roll , To Him for refuge from the tempest flee , - To Him , confiding , trust the sinking ...
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... waves . They caught her as she was sporting on the beach . They courted her whilst she was spreading her nets upon the rocks . But an embargo Liberty ; a handcuffed Liberty ; a Liberty in fetters ; a Liberty traversing between the four ...
... waves . They caught her as she was sporting on the beach . They courted her whilst she was spreading her nets upon the rocks . But an embargo Liberty ; a handcuffed Liberty ; a Liberty in fetters ; a Liberty traversing between the four ...
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... waves . In a clime whose rich vales feed the marts of the world , Whose shores are unshaken by Europe's commotion , The trident of commerce should never be hurl'd , To incense the legitimate powers of the ocean . But should pirates ...
... waves . In a clime whose rich vales feed the marts of the world , Whose shores are unshaken by Europe's commotion , The trident of commerce should never be hurl'd , To incense the legitimate powers of the ocean . But should pirates ...
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