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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... KIN HUBBARD Ther ought t ' be some way t'eat celery so it wouldn ' sound like you wuz steppin ' on a basket . KIN HUBBARD The oblong farinacious compound , faintly yet richly brown , stamped and smoking , not crisp nor brittle , but ...
... KIN HUBBARD Ther ought t ' be some way t'eat celery so it wouldn ' sound like you wuz steppin ' on a basket . KIN HUBBARD The oblong farinacious compound , faintly yet richly brown , stamped and smoking , not crisp nor brittle , but ...
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... KIN HUBBARD Th ' weddin ' last evenin ' o ' Miss Princess Bud an ' Mr. Mingo Bain wuz th ' most successful o ' th ' season , excellin ' all former efforts by two pickle dishes . KIN HUBBARD A " lady " is a woman so incompetent as HOW WE ...
... KIN HUBBARD Th ' weddin ' last evenin ' o ' Miss Princess Bud an ' Mr. Mingo Bain wuz th ' most successful o ' th ' season , excellin ' all former efforts by two pickle dishes . KIN HUBBARD A " lady " is a woman so incompetent as HOW WE ...
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... KIN HUBBARD , Abe Martin's Broadcast THEODORE ROOSEVELT , Everybody's Magazine , Sept. , 1907 Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes . DON MARQUIS There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy ...
... KIN HUBBARD , Abe Martin's Broadcast THEODORE ROOSEVELT , Everybody's Magazine , Sept. , 1907 Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes . DON MARQUIS There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy ...
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THINKING CONTINENTALLY | 65 |
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