The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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Page 574
... face in the coffin . " Reconciliation " When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd , And the great star early droop'd ... faces and the un- bared heads , With the waiting depot , the arriving coffin , and the sombre faces , With dirges ...
... face in the coffin . " Reconciliation " When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd , And the great star early droop'd ... faces and the un- bared heads , With the waiting depot , the arriving coffin , and the sombre faces , With dirges ...
Page 873
... 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 your mortal career . Be it life ...
... 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 your mortal career . Be it life ...
Page 943
... face had been twisted into an expression of every agony he had imagined for his friend . He now sprang to his feet , and , going closer , gazed upon the pastelike face . The mouth was open and the teeth showed in a laugh . As the flap ...
... face had been twisted into an expression of every agony he had imagined for his friend . He now sprang to his feet , and , going closer , gazed upon the pastelike face . The mouth was open and the teeth showed in a laugh . As the flap ...
Contents
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
Copyright | |
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