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Page 9
... sure but that he very unnecessarily , if not offensively , forces this upon our atten- tion . We do not make this as a complaint against either of these distinguished writers , but merely point out the fact to the attention of our ...
... sure but that he very unnecessarily , if not offensively , forces this upon our atten- tion . We do not make this as a complaint against either of these distinguished writers , but merely point out the fact to the attention of our ...
Page 21
... sure we have negatived the criticism as readers . There is something to be sure in habit , which may perhaps make us like what at first was only endured ; but our feeling for Nathaniel Bumppo becomes in time an affection . This must ...
... sure we have negatived the criticism as readers . There is something to be sure in habit , which may perhaps make us like what at first was only endured ; but our feeling for Nathaniel Bumppo becomes in time an affection . This must ...
Page 26
... sure he knew all the rocks ? " Oh ! to be sure I do , " said Paddy . " I know every rock about ; that's a fact . " " You are the very man for me , " exclaimed the delighted captain , and forthwith engaged him to pilot the ship to her ...
... sure he knew all the rocks ? " Oh ! to be sure I do , " said Paddy . " I know every rock about ; that's a fact . " " You are the very man for me , " exclaimed the delighted captain , and forthwith engaged him to pilot the ship to her ...
Page 62
... sure , we cannot run and read it as we run , but it was not intended for a novel or a book of gossip . It is a serious attempt to pass his knowledge into the masses ; to give to the million who do not and will not think , the result of ...
... sure , we cannot run and read it as we run , but it was not intended for a novel or a book of gossip . It is a serious attempt to pass his knowledge into the masses ; to give to the million who do not and will not think , the result of ...
Page 65
... sure it would be an acceptable offering to the American public . " The useful arts ( says Emerson ) are but reproductions , or new combinations by the wit of man , of the same natural bene- factors . He no longer waits for favoring ...
... sure it would be an acceptable offering to the American public . " The useful arts ( says Emerson ) are but reproductions , or new combinations by the wit of man , of the same natural bene- factors . He no longer waits for favoring ...
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