Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Joshua Coffin” in chapter 1.3 of Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2:

...g the few on the family shelf—mostly the writings of pious Quakers—and The Bible towering o'er the rest, Of all other books the best. One evening the district school teacher, Joshua Coffin , brought to the house a volume of Burns, and read from it to the family. This reading was a revelation to the boy of fourteen, who eagerly sought permission to keep the book for a while. The Scot...
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