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 362
... leave , and can leave , nothing behind them . . . . Nations that expand and nations that do not expand may both ultimately go down , but the one leaves heirs and a glorious memory , and the other leaves neither . THEODORE ROOSEVELT ...
... leave , and can leave , nothing behind them . . . . Nations that expand and nations that do not expand may both ultimately go down , but the one leaves heirs and a glorious memory , and the other leaves neither . THEODORE ROOSEVELT ...
Page 557
... leave me out ; When me they fly , I am the wings ; I am the doubter and the doubt , And I the hymn the Brahmin sings . The strong gods pine for my abode , And pine in vain the sacred Seven ; But thou , meek lover of the good ! Find me ...
... leave me out ; When me they fly , I am the wings ; I am the doubter and the doubt , And I the hymn the Brahmin sings . The strong gods pine for my abode , And pine in vain the sacred Seven ; But thou , meek lover of the good ! Find me ...
Page 816
... leave the safety of the land . But why have I ? Ibid . I wonder if man ever escapes from worldly bonds so completely as when he flies alone above clouds at night . When there's no cloud layer beneath him , then , no matter how high he ...
... leave the safety of the land . But why have I ? Ibid . I wonder if man ever escapes from worldly bonds so completely as when he flies alone above clouds at night . When there's no cloud layer beneath him , then , no matter how high he ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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