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 282
... become more sensitive to publicity , so that solitude and privacy have become more essential to the individual ; but modern in- vention and enterprise have , through invasions upon his privacy , subjected him to mental pain and distress ...
... become more sensitive to publicity , so that solitude and privacy have become more essential to the individual ; but modern in- vention and enterprise have , through invasions upon his privacy , subjected him to mental pain and distress ...
Page 385
... become of the army ? What is to become of the navy ? What is to become of the public lands ? How is each of the thirty States to defend itself ? I know , although the idea has not been stated distinctly , there is to be , or it is ...
... become of the army ? What is to become of the navy ? What is to become of the public lands ? How is each of the thirty States to defend itself ? I know , although the idea has not been stated distinctly , there is to be , or it is ...
Page 710
... become permanent drunkards by so many separate drinks , so we become saints in the moral , and authorities and experts in the practical and scientific spheres , by so many separate acts and hours of work . Let no youth have any anxiety ...
... become permanent drunkards by so many separate drinks , so we become saints in the moral , and authorities and experts in the practical and scientific spheres , by so many separate acts and hours of work . Let no youth have any anxiety ...
Contents
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
Copyright | |
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