The Heritage of American Literature, Volume 1Lyon Norman Richardson Ginn, 1951 - American literature |
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... English settlements , and partly by English hunters , the wild beasts they chiefly depend on for a subsistence , are not so plenty as they were ; and people too often , for the sake of gain , open a door for them to waste their skins ...
... English settlements , and partly by English hunters , the wild beasts they chiefly depend on for a subsistence , are not so plenty as they were ; and people too often , for the sake of gain , open a door for them to waste their skins ...
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... English Lan- guage ( 1783-1785 ) . Webster's services to the cause of cultural inde- pendence from Great Britain and to nationalism took many forms . In his Sketches of American Policy ( 1785 ) he advocated giving Congress " the sole ...
... English Lan- guage ( 1783-1785 ) . Webster's services to the cause of cultural inde- pendence from Great Britain and to nationalism took many forms . In his Sketches of American Policy ( 1785 ) he advocated giving Congress " the sole ...
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... English , necessary and unavoidable . The vicinity of the European nations , with the uninterrupted communication in peace , and the changes of dominion in war , are gradually assimilating their respective languages . The English with ...
... English , necessary and unavoidable . The vicinity of the European nations , with the uninterrupted communication in peace , and the changes of dominion in war , are gradually assimilating their respective languages . The English with ...
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