The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: With a Memoir of Her Life and Character |
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Or have we to reproach ourselves , that we have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; and have done those things which we ought not to have done ? ” That we have nurtured pride and vanity secretly within our hearts ...
Or have we to reproach ourselves , that we have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; and have done those things which we ought not to have done ? ” That we have nurtured pride and vanity secretly within our hearts ...
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| Título | The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: With a Memoir of Her Life and Character Tema 411 de American poetry, 1609-1900 |
| Autores | Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, Benjamin Lundy |
| Editor | Lemuel Howell, 1836 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 28 Feb. 2007 |
| Largo | 180 páginas |
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