The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 73
Page 117
... sense I had of divine things , would often of a sud- den kindle up , as it were , a sweet burning in my heart ; an ardor of soul , that I know not how to express . Not long after I began to experience these things , I gave an account to ...
... sense I had of divine things , would often of a sud- den kindle up , as it were , a sweet burning in my heart ; an ardor of soul , that I know not how to express . Not long after I began to experience these things , I gave an account to ...
Page 246
... sense if you can , but if you can't make sense say something anyway . If you listen to one of these nervous exercises in intellectual rough - and - tumble , it is plain that a large part of the effort goes simply into preventing a lull ...
... sense if you can , but if you can't make sense say something anyway . If you listen to one of these nervous exercises in intellectual rough - and - tumble , it is plain that a large part of the effort goes simply into preventing a lull ...
Page 300
... sense . The " Highbrow " is the superior per- son whose virtue is admitted but felt to be an inept unpalatable virtue ; while the " Lowbrow " is a good fellow one readily takes to , but with a cer- tain scorn for him and all his works ...
... sense . The " Highbrow " is the superior per- son whose virtue is admitted but felt to be an inept unpalatable virtue ; while the " Lowbrow " is a good fellow one readily takes to , but with a cer- tain scorn for him and all his works ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
37 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ADAMS ain't American ANON asked beautiful believe called CHARLES civilization Constitution Copyright dead death democracy dream E. B. WHITE earth eyes father fear feel fight FRANKLIN FRANKLIN D FRED ALLEN freedom GEORGE give H. L. MENCKEN hand hear heart heaven hell HENRY HENRY DAVID THOREAU human Ibid JAMES JOHN keep KIN HUBBARD labor land letter liberty light lines live look MARK TWAIN Mark Van Doren mind moral nation nature never night ourselves peace poem poet political President quotations race RALPH WALDO EMERSON river ROOSEVELT sense SINCLAIR LEWIS society song soul speech spirit stand sweet talk tell THEODORE ROOSEVELT things THOMAS JEFFERSON thought tion tree true truth United WILLIAM words write York young