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 236
... earth . . . and the ambitions they had . . . and the pleasures they had and the things they suffered . . . and the people they loved . They get weaned away from earth - that's the way I put it , -weaned away . Yes , they stay here while ...
... earth . . . and the ambitions they had . . . and the pleasures they had and the things they suffered . . . and the people they loved . They get weaned away from earth - that's the way I put it , -weaned away . Yes , they stay here while ...
Page 432
... earth , belching forth enormous white smoke rings . Next they saw a gigantic pillar of purple fire , 10,000 feet high , shooting skyward with enormous speed . By the time our ship had made another turn in the direction of the atomic ...
... earth , belching forth enormous white smoke rings . Next they saw a gigantic pillar of purple fire , 10,000 feet high , shooting skyward with enormous speed . By the time our ship had made another turn in the direction of the atomic ...
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... earth of theirs over and over to the sun , this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods . The earth lay rich and dark , and fell apart lightly under the points of their hoes . Sometimes they turned up a ...
... earth of theirs over and over to the sun , this earth which formed their home and fed their bodies and made their gods . The earth lay rich and dark , and fell apart lightly under the points of their hoes . Sometimes they turned up a ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country 65 | 65 |
Copyright | |
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