The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott |
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Page 505
... asked the little boy , as the old man paused . " Did Marse Jeems see dat cotton hisse'f ? " asked Uncle Remus . " Yes , he did . He's been out there , and he saw it with his own eyes . He says he can make ever so many hundred dollars in ...
... asked the little boy , as the old man paused . " Did Marse Jeems see dat cotton hisse'f ? " asked Uncle Remus . " Yes , he did . He's been out there , and he saw it with his own eyes . He says he can make ever so many hundred dollars in ...
Page 507
... asked what became of Brother Fox . " Well , honey , " said Uncle Remus , he des foller ' long , trottin ' en gallopin ' , waitin ' fer de wheels ter ketch up wid one anudder . Ef he ain't in Massasip by dis time , I'm mighty much ...
... asked what became of Brother Fox . " Well , honey , " said Uncle Remus , he des foller ' long , trottin ' en gallopin ' , waitin ' fer de wheels ter ketch up wid one anudder . Ef he ain't in Massasip by dis time , I'm mighty much ...
Page 563
... asked your father if that hot wind all day hadn't been terrible hard on the gardens an ' the corn . 66 6 “ Corn , ' he says , ' there ain't no corn . ' What you talkin ' about ? ' I said . ' Ain't we got forty acres ? ' nor no- IO " We ...
... asked your father if that hot wind all day hadn't been terrible hard on the gardens an ' the corn . 66 6 “ Corn , ' he says , ' there ain't no corn . ' What you talkin ' about ? ' I said . ' Ain't we got forty acres ? ' nor no- IO " We ...
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INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
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