The Main Lines of American LiteratureRaymond Wright Short, Wilbur Stewart Scott |
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... soul . In other words , that it made the soul like a field or garden of God , with all manner of pleasant flowers ; all pleasant , de- lightful , and undisturbed ; enjoying a sweet calm , and the gently vivifying beams of the sun . The ...
... soul . In other words , that it made the soul like a field or garden of God , with all manner of pleasant flowers ; all pleasant , de- lightful , and undisturbed ; enjoying a sweet calm , and the gently vivifying beams of the sun . The ...
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... soul ; it is destructive . in its nature ; and if God should leave it without restraint , there would need noth- ing else to make the soul perfectly mis- erable . The corruption of the heart of man is a thing that is immoderate and ...
... soul ; it is destructive . in its nature ; and if God should leave it without restraint , there would need noth- ing else to make the soul perfectly mis- erable . The corruption of the heart of man is a thing that is immoderate and ...
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... soul of Man . 50 Till in the fulness of accomplished time , Comes brother Forepaugh , * upon business bent , Tracks her through frozen and through torrid clime , And shows us , neatly labeled in a tent , The stages of her huge ...
... soul of Man . 50 Till in the fulness of accomplished time , Comes brother Forepaugh , * upon business bent , Tracks her through frozen and through torrid clime , And shows us , neatly labeled in a tent , The stages of her huge ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 20 | 20 |
NATHANIEL WARD 330 | 30 |
Copyright | |
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