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 51
... side ; against the aggression of one or the other side , whichever may tend to disturb the equilibrium of our political system . JOHN C. CALHOUN , speech in the Senate , January 9 , 1838 There is and always has been in an advanced stage ...
... side ; against the aggression of one or the other side , whichever may tend to disturb the equilibrium of our political system . JOHN C. CALHOUN , speech in the Senate , January 9 , 1838 There is and always has been in an advanced stage ...
Page 105
... side ; you couldn't make nothing else out ; then a pale place in the sky ; then more paleness spread- ing around ; then the river softened up away off , and warn't black any more , but gray ; you could see little dark spots drifting ...
... side ; you couldn't make nothing else out ; then a pale place in the sky ; then more paleness spread- ing around ; then the river softened up away off , and warn't black any more , but gray ; you could see little dark spots drifting ...
Page 511
... side of the said line and bound determined as above , toward the east , in either north or south latitude , on the eastern side of the said bound , provided the said bound is not crossed , shall belong to and remain in the possession of ...
... side of the said line and bound determined as above , toward the east , in either north or south latitude , on the eastern side of the said bound , provided the said bound is not crossed , shall belong to and remain in the possession of ...
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of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
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