The Writings of James Russell Lowell ...: PoemsPrinted at the Riverside Press, 1896 |
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... our children out of want ; They who wish fortune to be lasting Must be both prudent and forecasting ; We soon shall need more land ; a lot I know , that cheaply can be bo't ; You lend the cash , I'll buy the acres , 80 THE BIGLOW PAPERS.
... our children out of want ; They who wish fortune to be lasting Must be both prudent and forecasting ; We soon shall need more land ; a lot I know , that cheaply can be bo't ; You lend the cash , I'll buy the acres , 80 THE BIGLOW PAPERS.
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... land worth a pin , Thought he , it must be all fenced in , For , if South's swine once get the run on ' t No kind of farming can be done on ' t ; If that don't suit the other side , ' T is best we instantly divide . But somehow South ...
... land worth a pin , Thought he , it must be all fenced in , For , if South's swine once get the run on ' t No kind of farming can be done on ' t ; If that don't suit the other side , ' T is best we instantly divide . But somehow South ...
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... land that you want " ; " Yes , but your hogs , " cried North ; “ The grain Won't hurt them , " answered South again ; " But they destroy my crop " ; " No doubt ; " T is fortunate you ' ve found it out ; Misfortunes teach , and only they ...
... land that you want " ; " Yes , but your hogs , " cried North ; “ The grain Won't hurt them , " answered South again ; " But they destroy my crop " ; " No doubt ; " T is fortunate you ' ve found it out ; Misfortunes teach , and only they ...
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... land " 9 " I paid the money " ; " That , " answered South , " is from the point , The ownership , you'll grant , is joint ; I'm sure my only hope and trust is Not law so much as abstract justice , Though , you remember , ' t was agreed ...
... land " 9 " I paid the money " ; " That , " answered South , " is from the point , The ownership , you'll grant , is joint ; I'm sure my only hope and trust is Not law so much as abstract justice , Though , you remember , ' t was agreed ...
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... land . Conse- quently our dialect approaches nearer to uniformity than that of any other nation . The English have complained of us for coining new words . Many of those so stigmatized were old ones by them forgotten , and all make now ...
... land . Conse- quently our dialect approaches nearer to uniformity than that of any other nation . The English have complained of us for coining new words . Many of those so stigmatized were old ones by them forgotten , and all make now ...
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