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... Indian fight . It is true that he handles these familiar materials in an unprecedented fashion . Since Emilie is French she would be felt by the author and his readers as possibly immoral , or at least less rigidly proper than Cooper's ...
... Indian fight . It is true that he handles these familiar materials in an unprecedented fashion . Since Emilie is French she would be felt by the author and his readers as possibly immoral , or at least less rigidly proper than Cooper's ...
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... Indian contrivance- " 66 " ' Sh , George ; do not speak thus , " she interrupted , noticing the expression , in spite of the tumultuous feelings that reigned in her breast . " I beg pardon . It is an Indian contrivance , and there are ...
... Indian contrivance- " 66 " ' Sh , George ; do not speak thus , " she interrupted , noticing the expression , in spite of the tumultuous feelings that reigned in her breast . " I beg pardon . It is an Indian contrivance , and there are ...
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... Indian trader Silas Wormley in Edward Willett's Silver - spur ; or , The Mountain Heroine . A Tale of the Arapaho Country . Supposed at first to be a full- blooded Indian maiden , Dove - Eye rides astride and carries * Beadle's Pocket ...
... Indian trader Silas Wormley in Edward Willett's Silver - spur ; or , The Mountain Heroine . A Tale of the Arapaho Country . Supposed at first to be a full- blooded Indian maiden , Dove - Eye rides astride and carries * Beadle's Pocket ...
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EIGHTEENTHCENTURY ORIGINS | 3 |
PASSAGE TO INDIA | 15 |
William Gilpin | 38 |
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