Ordinary Heroes and American DemocracyYale University Press, 2003 M01 1 - 301 pages |
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Page 14 - The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown, The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing, Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else, The day what belongs to the day — at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly, Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.
Page 13 - I HEAR America singing, the varied carols I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong, The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work, The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck, The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands, The wood-cutter's song, the ploughboy's on his way in the morning, or...
Page 5 - It is in vain to say that enlightened statesmen will be able to adjust these clashing interests, and render them all subservient to the public good.
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Rhetoric, Religion and the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1965 Davis W. Houck,David E. Dixon Limited preview - 2006 |