A Short History of America's Literature: With Selections from Colonial and Revolutionary WritersHoughton, Mifflin, 1907 - 255 páginas |
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... received an urgent call to become a pastor in far - away New Haven . He refused , became his father's assistant at the North Church in Boston ; and at the North Church he re- mained for more than forty years . Preaching , however , was ...
... received an urgent call to become a pastor in far - away New Haven . He refused , became his father's assistant at the North Church in Boston ; and at the North Church he re- mained for more than forty years . Preaching , however , was ...
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... received . His most popular publication was Poor Richard's Almanac . His work of most interest to - day is his Autobio- graphy . The leading orators were Otis , Lee , and Henry . Some of the political writers were Paine , Jefferson ...
... received . His most popular publication was Poor Richard's Almanac . His work of most interest to - day is his Autobio- graphy . The leading orators were Otis , Lee , and Henry . Some of the political writers were Paine , Jefferson ...
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... received , for the public were clamoring for something new . Just as serenely as Scott had turned Life of Co- to fiction when people were tired of his poetry , so Irving turned to history and biography . He spent three years in Spain ...
... received , for the public were clamoring for something new . Just as serenely as Scott had turned Life of Co- to fiction when people were tired of his poetry , so Irving turned to history and biography . He spent three years in Spain ...
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... received Cabin , no special attention in coming out as a serial , 1852 . but its sale as a book was astounding , half a million . copies in the United States alone within five years . The sale in other countries was enormous , and the ...
... received Cabin , no special attention in coming out as a serial , 1852 . but its sale as a book was astounding , half a million . copies in the United States alone within five years . The sale in other countries was enormous , and the ...
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... received . " Soon an invitation came to teach anatomy at Dartmouth ; and , a few years later , to teach the same subject at Harvard . Holmes was suc- cessful in both places ; for with all his love of literature , he had a genuine ...
... received . " Soon an invitation came to teach anatomy at Dartmouth ; and , a few years later , to teach the same subject at Harvard . Holmes was suc- cessful in both places ; for with all his love of literature , he had a genuine ...
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Página 202 - THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Página 116 - O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
Página 201 - There is a just God, who presides over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone ; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Página 99 - During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher.
Página 101 - But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we, Of many far wiser than we ; And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.
Página 207 - Still one thing more, fellowcitizens — a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Página 201 - Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish ? What would they have ? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery ? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Página 199 - Mr President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?
Página 209 - In looking forward to the moment which is intended to terminate the career of my public life, my feelings do not permit me to suspend the deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country, for the many honors it has conferred upon me...
Página 75 - Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers.