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... political questions assumed the ascendancy , the talents of learned men were chiefly devoted to the service of ... political tracts . In the early part of the eighteenth century , controversial or practical divinity , and , in the latter ...
... political questions assumed the ascendancy , the talents of learned men were chiefly devoted to the service of ... political tracts . In the early part of the eighteenth century , controversial or practical divinity , and , in the latter ...
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... political affairs , such as the Mexican war and slavery . . . . . Lowell's Yankee humour is genuine , and does not depend for its success upon mere slang and misspelling , which is all that there is to recommend the works of some ...
... political affairs , such as the Mexican war and slavery . . . . . Lowell's Yankee humour is genuine , and does not depend for its success upon mere slang and misspelling , which is all that there is to recommend the works of some ...
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... political affairs , such as the Mexican war and slavery . Lowell's Yankee humour is genuine , and does not depend for its success upon mere slang and misspelling , which is all that there is to recommend the works of some adventurers in ...
... political affairs , such as the Mexican war and slavery . Lowell's Yankee humour is genuine , and does not depend for its success upon mere slang and misspelling , which is all that there is to recommend the works of some adventurers in ...
Contents
FIRST PERIOD | 1 |
ROGER WILLIAMS AND HIS TIMES 6 | 6 |
COTTON MATHER AND HIS TIMES 12 | 12 |
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