Who were america's earliest writers and what were their concerns?

When first i engaged in this work, i resolved to leave neither words nor things unexamined, and myself with a prospect of the hours which i should revel away in feasts of literature . . –preface to a dictionary of the english language, samuel johnson what is the connotation of the word revel in this passage?

24.1.6 quiz: william faulkner aperle question 4 of 5 2 points what is cash building in as i lay dying? o a. a truck bed for jewel o b. a bin to pile cotton in o c. a kitchen table for his family o d. a box to bury addie in subm

1. the group spurned the newcomer and accepted him gladly.