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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... asked for biscuit , intending such as we had in Boston ; but they , it seems , were not made in Philadelphia . Then I asked for a threepenny loaf , and was told they had none such . So not considering or knowing the difference of money ...
... asked for biscuit , intending such as we had in Boston ; but they , it seems , were not made in Philadelphia . Then I asked for a threepenny loaf , and was told they had none such . So not considering or knowing the difference of money ...
Page 331
... asked me if I could stop off at his office - some legislative matters about which he wanted to talk . I arrived at Rayburn's office about 5:05 and there was a call from Steve Early , asking me to come to the White House as quickly as ...
... asked me if I could stop off at his office - some legislative matters about which he wanted to talk . I arrived at Rayburn's office about 5:05 and there was a call from Steve Early , asking me to come to the White House as quickly as ...
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... asked quarter , which I readily granted him , and demanded of him the place where the commanding officer kept . He showed me a pair of stairs in the front of the barrack , on the west part of the garrison , which led up to a second ...
... asked quarter , which I readily granted him , and demanded of him the place where the commanding officer kept . He showed me a pair of stairs in the front of the barrack , on the west part of the garrison , which led up to a second ...
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