Choice Specimens of American Literature

Aaron Burr ALICE CARY American Andrew Jackson battle beautiful behold beneath birds blessed Carolina character CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN church civil clouds dark death deep divine dread earth eyes feeling feet fire forest freedom glory hand happiness HARRIET BEECHER STOWE hath heart heaven hour human immortal Indian interest JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL JOHN labor liberty light literature live look Manual ment mind moral morning mountain nation native nature never night o'er once passed passion peace poetry political prairie religion rising river rock round sacred scene seemed shore silent slavery solemn song soul South Carolina spirit Star-Spangled Banner stars stream sweet thee things thou thought tion Torquato Tasso trees truth United States Senate vast Virginia voice waters waves whole wild WILLIAM WILLIAM GILMORE SIMMS William Penn winds woods writers young