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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... Ibid . Avarice and happiness never saw each other , how then should they be- come acquainted ? Ibid . If your riches are yours , why don't you take them with you to t'other world ? Ibid . Having been poor is no shame , but being ashamed ...
... Ibid . Avarice and happiness never saw each other , how then should they be- come acquainted ? Ibid . If your riches are yours , why don't you take them with you to t'other world ? Ibid . Having been poor is no shame , but being ashamed ...
Page 723
... Ibid . It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig . Ibid . , " Reason in Religion , " 1905 Even the heretics and atheists , if they have had profundity , turn out after a while to be forerunners of some new ...
... Ibid . It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig . Ibid . , " Reason in Religion , " 1905 Even the heretics and atheists , if they have had profundity , turn out after a while to be forerunners of some new ...
Page 981
... Ibid . Be good and you will be lonesome . Ibid . There are several good protections against temptation , but the surest is cowardice . Ibid . , " Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar " Noise proves nothing . Often a hen who has merely laid ...
... Ibid . Be good and you will be lonesome . Ibid . There are several good protections against temptation , but the surest is cowardice . Ibid . , " Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar " Noise proves nothing . Often a hen who has merely laid ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country 65 | 65 |
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| Title | The American Treasury, 1455-1955 |
| Editor | Clifton Fadiman |
| Compiled by | Clifton Fadiman |
| Publisher | Harper, 1955 |
| Length | 1108 pages |
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