The Heritage of American Literature, Volume 1Lyon Norman Richardson Ginn, 1951 - American literature |
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Page 86
... trees are broken down , Unkles Tree , two thirds of it , are broken down . Peach Trees at Mrs. Moodeys are almost all spoil'd . And my little Cedar almost quite mortified . Some think the Spoil that is made amounts to Thousands of ...
... trees are broken down , Unkles Tree , two thirds of it , are broken down . Peach Trees at Mrs. Moodeys are almost all spoil'd . And my little Cedar almost quite mortified . Some think the Spoil that is made amounts to Thousands of ...
Page 166
... trees . This grand elevation con- tinues four or five hundred yards , describing a gentle curve on the river , ornamented by a sub- lime grove of palms , consisting of many hundreds of trees together ; they entirely shade the ground ...
... trees . This grand elevation con- tinues four or five hundred yards , describing a gentle curve on the river , ornamented by a sub- lime grove of palms , consisting of many hundreds of trees together ; they entirely shade the ground ...
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... trees , for instance , whether in hedge - row , park , or what they call forest , have nothing wild about them . They are never ragged ; there is a certain decorous restraint in the freest outspread of their branches , though they ...
... trees , for instance , whether in hedge - row , park , or what they call forest , have nothing wild about them . They are never ragged ; there is a certain decorous restraint in the freest outspread of their branches , though they ...
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