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Page 254
... appeared in the cities and their environs , and a squirearchy based on land holdings showed itself in the Hudson River valley and in Virginia and South Car- olina . For the members of those groups the austerities of colonial life dis ...
... appeared in the cities and their environs , and a squirearchy based on land holdings showed itself in the Hudson River valley and in Virginia and South Car- olina . For the members of those groups the austerities of colonial life dis ...
Page 256
... appeared , notably Smi- bert and Copley in Boston , and Benjamin West in Philadelphia . The lat- ter was to succeed Sir Joshua Reynolds to the presidency of the Royal Academy . The first exhibition of American painting was held in New ...
... appeared , notably Smi- bert and Copley in Boston , and Benjamin West in Philadelphia . The lat- ter was to succeed Sir Joshua Reynolds to the presidency of the Royal Academy . The first exhibition of American painting was held in New ...
Page 504
... appeared exceeding amiable to me . I felt a burning desire to be in everything a complete Christian ; and conformed to the blessed image of Christ ; and that I might live , in all things , according to the pure , sweet and blessed rules ...
... appeared exceeding amiable to me . I felt a burning desire to be in everything a complete Christian ; and conformed to the blessed image of Christ ; and that I might live , in all things , according to the pure , sweet and blessed rules ...
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