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 by the painter Charles Hop- kinson , who was painting the President's portrait and was disappointed by the lack of animation in his subject's face , what was the first thought that came into his mind when he heard of the death of ...
... asked by the painter Charles Hop- kinson , who was painting the President's portrait and was disappointed by the lack of animation in his subject's face , what was the first thought that came into his mind when he heard of the death of ...
Page 433
... asked him if the people in this part of Japan accepted the atomic bomb as one of the misfortunes of war and held no particular resentment against us for it . Or , we asked , do they hate us ? The officer studied his boots and then ...
... asked him if the people in this part of Japan accepted the atomic bomb as one of the misfortunes of war and held no particular resentment against us for it . Or , we asked , do they hate us ? The officer studied his boots and then ...
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... asked the wolf . The little girl said yes , she was . So the wolf asked her where her grandmother lived and the little girl told him and he disappeared into the wood . When the little girl opened the door of her grandmother's house she ...
... asked the wolf . The little girl said yes , she was . So the wolf asked her where her grandmother lived and the little girl told him and he disappeared into the wood . When the little girl opened the door of her grandmother's house she ...
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WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR countrY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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