American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpertive Survey of Our Literature, Volume 2Leon Howard Heath, 1955 - American literature |
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... present , Singing the strong , light works of engineers , Our modern wonders , ( the antique ponderous Seven outvied ... present , after all , but a growth out of the past ? ( As a projectile , form'd , impell'd , passing a certain line ...
... present , Singing the strong , light works of engineers , Our modern wonders , ( the antique ponderous Seven outvied ... present , after all , but a growth out of the past ? ( As a projectile , form'd , impell'd , passing a certain line ...
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... present the greatest lessons also in New World politics and progress . If a man were ask'd , for instance , the ... present with greatest deeds and problems , cheerfully accepting the past , in- cluding feudalism ( as , indeed , the ...
... present the greatest lessons also in New World politics and progress . If a man were ask'd , for instance , the ... present with greatest deeds and problems , cheerfully accepting the past , in- cluding feudalism ( as , indeed , the ...
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... present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future , And time future contained in time past . If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable . What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual ...
... present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future , And time future contained in time past . If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable . What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual ...
Contents
The New England Brahmins | 3 |
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL | 6 |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | 9 |
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