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Essays Madeleine Doran. Foreword These essays , of an old - fashioned kind once called " the familiar essay , " have nearly all something to do with nature . But they are less accounts of things seen in it than reflections induced by the ...
Essays Madeleine Doran. Foreword These essays , of an old - fashioned kind once called " the familiar essay , " have nearly all something to do with nature . But they are less accounts of things seen in it than reflections induced by the ...
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... essay , " Something about Swans , " was read before the Madison Literary Club on 14 March 1966. It was written in memory of Ruth Wallerstein , who had been killed in an automobile accident in England in the spring of 1958. Since she had ...
... essay , " Something about Swans , " was read before the Madison Literary Club on 14 March 1966. It was written in memory of Ruth Wallerstein , who had been killed in an automobile accident in England in the spring of 1958. Since she had ...
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Essays Madeleine Doran. The Desert Sparrow Do not wait eagerly for the desert sparrow , for he will not appear until the ... essay . Some years ago , during a leave from the University , I took an April holiday in this little town . I did ...
Essays Madeleine Doran. The Desert Sparrow Do not wait eagerly for the desert sparrow , for he will not appear until the ... essay . Some years ago , during a leave from the University , I took an April holiday in this little town . I did ...
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