The land of pluck; stories and sketches for young folk (1894)
Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Century Co. · leaf 81
g yearsof patient toil, through dreary yearsof suffering and sorrow. They have counted their dead, intheir war with the ocean alone, by hundreds of thousands.Industry, hardihood, and thrift have been better allies tothem than were Caesars Roman legions to the old Batavian.forefathers. For ages, it… … THE DUTCH HAVE TAKEN HOLLAND 65 that would have discouraged others, inspired the Dutchwith increased energy. Their land was only a marshthreatened by the sea. What of that ? So much themore need of labor and skill to make it a hailing-placeamong nations. It was barren and bleak. Why, then,said…
Children's stories, American
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