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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... head , But spare your country's flag , " she said . " Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on ! " he said . " Barbara Frietchie " CHRISTOPHER CRANCH We are columns left alone Of a temple once complete . JAMES T ...
... head , But spare your country's flag , " she said . " Who touches a hair of yon gray head Dies like a dog ! March on ! " he said . " Barbara Frietchie " CHRISTOPHER CRANCH We are columns left alone Of a temple once complete . JAMES T ...
Page 803
... head and just behind their forelegs or arms , where it is said they are only vulnerable . The head of a full grown one is about three feet , and the mouth opens nearly the same length ; their eyes are small in proportion , and seem sunk ...
... head and just behind their forelegs or arms , where it is said they are only vulnerable . The head of a full grown one is about three feet , and the mouth opens nearly the same length ; their eyes are small in proportion , and seem sunk ...
Page 967
... head held high . He blinked and looked up and down . At last he started to climb the em- bankment . Front clawed feet reached forward but did not touch . The hind feet kicked his shell along , and it scraped on the grass , and on the ...
... head held high . He blinked and looked up and down . At last he started to climb the em- bankment . Front clawed feet reached forward but did not touch . The hind feet kicked his shell along , and it scraped on the grass , and on the ...
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