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Early American Authors Quiz Game

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Which NE author said this...
"Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatnessβa harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion."
Meg: Harriet ..."
I just woke up to say goodnight and go back to sleep!πππ΄
My answer to the quiz is Ralph Waldo Emerson, but I'm really not sure about this one.π€ Goodnight all!
Pammy Jo

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That'll teach 'er!

In other words...none of us are right?

In other words...none of us are right?"
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That was supposed to be, "That's her nickname! Now I shall scram!" π€£ π€£π€£"
"That's whit dis yer pals call ye?!" That equal..."
Aye!

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A'richt, a'richt, sae ah corrected it! π€£"
Ah sa' a'richt! π€£

Says she wha teuk mah group by storm! π€£π€£π€£

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Guid nicht Emma! Kip weel! π€π΄"
Oh, I'll keep my wheel, thank you! π€£

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Are you getting TIRED of me yet?"
I knew it!!! That's what my brain was telling me you said. π

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Are you getting TIRED of me yet?"
I knew it!!! That's what my brain was telling me you said. π"
Ah, ye mist be scots! Tis juist sae muckle fin! π

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Are you getting TIRED of me yet?"
I knew it!!! That's what my brain was telling me you said. π"
Ah, ye m..."
Muckle fin?

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Guid nicht Emma! Kip weel! π€π΄"
Oh, I'll keep my wheel, thank you! π€£"
SLEEP WELL! π€£π€£π€£

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Are you getting TIRED of me yet?"
I knew it!!! That's what my brain was telling me you said. ..."
MUCH FUN!

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Guid nicht Emma! Kip weel! π€π΄"
Oh, I'll keep my wheel, thank you! π€£"
SLEEP WELL! π€£π€£π€£"
I knew what you meant, I was just making a joke. ππ€£π€£

Which NE author said this...
"Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatnessβa harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion."
Meg: Harriet ..."
Uh-Oh! I just realized that I think I do know the answer to this quiz. It hit me while I was brushing my teeth, of all things! I will reverse my vow to just "go for it" and will sit tight and wait to see if somebody else knows who it is. If nobody does, I'll answer later and wait to see if I'm correct.πΆ
Pammy Jo

Dzien dobry daj mi zimne piwa!
It's one of the few things I know how to say in Polish. It also sums up the mood I am in! LOL!!!π€ͺ
Pammy Jo

Recap:
Which NE author said this...
"Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatnessβa harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion."
Meg: Harriet Beecher Stowe or Noah Websreer πͺ
Allyson: Mark Twain π
Dorothy: Hawthorne π
Pamela: Ralph Waldo Emerson, but then discovered the real answer when brushing teeth but won't say yet π€©
Ruth: ππ΄π’

Keep my original answer. THE GAS COMPANY IS HERE AGAIN and I won't have time to be online much. I hope somebody gets the quiz right!
I can't believe they are back. Yesterday they said they would not come today, yet here they are! π₯π«ππ€―π‘
Pammy Jo
*By the way, what I said in Polish earlier is "Good morning! I need a cold beer!" I don't drink but it's a phrase I know...I'm thinking I might start drinking today! LOL!!!πΊπ»

Keep my original answer. THE GAS COMPANY IS HERE AGAIN and I won't have time to be online much. I hope somebody gets the quiz right!
I can't believe they are back. Yesterday they said they ..."
Guess you better just plan for the opposite of whatever they tell you! π

Oh dear... I know a good hint to tell you...but you'd get it right away if I did. π

Oh dear... I know a good hint to tell you...but you'd get it right away if I did. π"
Louisa May Alcott? Sarah Orne Jewett?

Oh dear... I know a good hint to tell you...but you'd get it right away if I did. π"
Louisa May Alcott? Sarah Orne Jewett?"
Okay, I'll help you out a little and say, it's a male author.

Not quite..."
Did you see the Herman Melville comment?

Not quite..."
Did you see the Herman Melville comment?"
Yes, dear Meg I saw that. π

Not quite..."
Did you see the Herman Melville comment?"
Yes, dear Meg I saw that. π"


Not quite..."
Did you see the Herman Melville comment?"
Yes, dear Meg I saw that. π"
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π€£π€£π€£ Well, I'll give you a little while to think about it. π
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