Lectures on American Literature: With Remarks on Some Passages of American History (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 10.12.2017 - 298 Seiten Excerpt from Lectures on American Literature: With Remarks on Some Passages of American History The characters of the Mathers, father and son. William Penn; the rapid growth of his colony. The literature of Pennsylvania. The origin of Yale College. Mention of Berkley dean of Derry; his bounty; his pro phetick poem. The administration of Governor Saltonstall. The liberal views of Calef. Burnett, his eloquence, and writings. Jeremy Dummer. Lieutenant Governor Dummer. Charter of William and Mary'; the advan tages derived from it. John Read, a luminary of the law. Lord Cornbury. The literature of South Carolina. William and Mary College in Virginia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
