The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America, Том 1Harper & Brothers, 1854 Nolen's plans for development in Madison, Wisconsin. |
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... mind in America was too much occupied by thoughts of living to think of writing about life . Life was overpowering . The idea of writing letters on America did not occur to me until I was about to leave the great land.
... mind in America was too much occupied by thoughts of living to think of writing about life . Life was overpowering . The idea of writing letters on America did not occur to me until I was about to leave the great land.
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... those who let me drink the morning dew of a new , a more beautiful creation , that elixir of life which gives new , youthful life to heart and mind . Words are poor , and can only feebly express the feelings TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS .
... those who let me drink the morning dew of a new , a more beautiful creation , that elixir of life which gives new , youthful life to heart and mind . Words are poor , and can only feebly express the feelings TO MY AMERICAN FRIENDS .
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... so on . But England had in the first place given pop- ulation , laws , and tone of mind to the people of the New World . It was the Old World in England which must be- A come my standard of judgment as regarded the New . THE ...
... so on . But England had in the first place given pop- ulation , laws , and tone of mind to the people of the New World . It was the Old World in England which must be- A come my standard of judgment as regarded the New . THE ...
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... mind . One sees the fu- ture angel gleam forth from her eyes , but the suffering mortal is seen in her delicate features . Besides these , there are some elderly gentlemen with respectable and trustworthy countenances , who assure me ...
... mind . One sees the fu- ture angel gleam forth from her eyes , but the suffering mortal is seen in her delicate features . Besides these , there are some elderly gentlemen with respectable and trustworthy countenances , who assure me ...
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... mind on seeing them ! To - morrow morning early we may set foot on American soil at Halifax ; but as we there fall in again with " Old England , " I take the matter coolly . I have been on deck for a long time . Sea and sky are calm ...
... mind on seeing them ! To - morrow morning early we may set foot on American soil at Halifax ; but as we there fall in again with " Old England , " I take the matter coolly . I have been on deck for a long time . Sea and sky are calm ...
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