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R. R. Bowker Company, 1921
 

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Página 333 - History of New York, from the beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty.
Página 15 - OATS [a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people], — Croker.
Página 189 - America is God's crucible, the great Melting Pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming! Here you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries. But you won't be long like that, brothers, for these are the fires of God...
Página 337 - The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," " The Professor at the Breakfast Table...
Página 334 - The Deerslayer The Last of the Mohicans The Pathfinder The Pioneers The Prairie The Red Badge of Courage Letters from an American Farmer...
Página 383 - Of the Latin historians, Tacitus was certainly the greatest. His style, indeed, is not only faulty in itself, but is, in some respects, peculiarly unfit for historical composition. He carries his love of effect far beyond the limits of moderation. He tells a fine story finely : but he cannot tell a plain story plainly. He stimulates till stimulants lose their power.
Página 112 - Every great poet is a teacher: I wish either to be considered as a teacher, or as nothing.
Página 108 - As he refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary after the Revolution of 1688, the Laureatcship was given to his enemy, Thomas Shadwell. Dryden's range was very wide. His poetical works include dramas, satires, translations, lyrics. He excelled likewise in "that other harmony," prose, and his "Prefaces" are famous examples of fine English.
Página 113 - All that he did excellently might be bound up in twenty pages, but it should be bound in pure gold.

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