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It dies , poor helpless pen , with what it meets of the ineffable , what it meets of the cold Medusa - face of life , of all the life lived , on every side . Basta , basta ! HENRY JAMES , Notebook , 1904 In Loving Memory of My Beloved ...
It dies , poor helpless pen , with what it meets of the ineffable , what it meets of the cold Medusa - face of life , of all the life lived , on every side . Basta , basta ! HENRY JAMES , Notebook , 1904 In Loving Memory of My Beloved ...
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If you stand right fronting and face to face to a fact , you will see the sun glimmer on both its surfaces , as if it were a cimeter , and feel its sweet edge dividing you through the heart and marrow , and so you will happily conclude ...
If you stand right fronting and face to face to a fact , you will see the sun glimmer on both its surfaces , as if it were a cimeter , and feel its sweet edge dividing you through the heart and marrow , and so you will happily conclude ...
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To the two watchers there was a curious and profound dignity in the firm lines of his awful face . He was invaded by a creeping strangeness that slowly enveloped him . For a moment the tremor of his legs caused him to dance a sort of ...
To the two watchers there was a curious and profound dignity in the firm lines of his awful face . He was invaded by a creeping strangeness that slowly enveloped him . For a moment the tremor of his legs caused him to dance a sort of ...
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Contents
Introduction | 2 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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American ANON asked beautiful become believe body called civilization comes common Constitution dead death earth equal experience eyes face fact father fear feel force freedom GEORGE give ground hand head hear heart HENRY hope human Ibid idea interest JAMES JOHN keep kind land leave less letter liberty light LINCOLN lines live look March MARK matter means mind nature never night once passed peace person play political race reason remember seemed sense side society soul speak speech spirit stand talk tell things thought tion tree true truth turn United universe whole write York young
Bibliographic information
| Title | The American Treasury, 1455-1955 |
| Editor | Clifton Fadiman |
| Compiled by | Clifton Fadiman |
| Publisher | Harper, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 1108 pages |
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