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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... earth . . . and the ambitions they had . . . and the pleasures they had ... and the things they suffered . . . and the people they loved . They get weaned away from earth - that's the way I put it , -weaned away . Yes , they stay here ...
... earth . . . and the ambitions they had . . . and the pleasures they had ... and the things they suffered . . . and the people they loved . They get weaned away from earth - that's the way I put it , -weaned away . Yes , they stay here ...
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... earth of theirs over and over to the sun , this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods . The earth lay rich and dark , and fell apart lightly under the points of their hoes . Sometimes they turned up a ...
... earth of theirs over and over to the sun , this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods . The earth lay rich and dark , and fell apart lightly under the points of their hoes . Sometimes they turned up a ...
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... earth . She was as brown as the very soil itself . Her wet , dark garments clung to her square body . She smoothed a ... earth ! The Good Earth , 1931 I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth . My ...
... earth . She was as brown as the very soil itself . Her wet , dark garments clung to her square body . She smoothed a ... earth ! The Good Earth , 1931 I enjoy life because I am endlessly interested in people and their growth . My ...
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