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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Page 105
... hear a sweep screaking ; or jumbled - up voices , it was so still , and sounds come so far ; and by and by you could see a streak on the water which you know by the look of the streak that there's a snag there in a swift current which ...
... hear a sweep screaking ; or jumbled - up voices , it was so still , and sounds come so far ; and by and by you could see a streak on the water which you know by the look of the streak that there's a snag there in a swift current which ...
Page 568
... 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 meas- ures his plank or beam , The mason singing his as he makes ready for ...
... 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 meas- ures his plank or beam , The mason singing his as he makes ready for ...
Page 863
... hear from the lips of your new companions . You will hear every day the maxims of a low prudence . You will hear that the first duty is to get land and money , place and name . " What is this Truth you seek ? what is this Beauty ? " men ...
... hear from the lips of your new companions . You will hear every day the maxims of a low prudence . You will hear that the first duty is to get land and money , place and name . " What is this Truth you seek ? what is this Beauty ? " men ...
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