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 396
... feeling pervading officers and men , that made me feel the full load of responsi- bility , for success would be accepted as a matter of course , whereas , should we fail , this " march " would be adjudged the wild adventure of a crazy ...
... feeling pervading officers and men , that made me feel the full load of responsi- bility , for success would be accepted as a matter of course , whereas , should we fail , this " march " would be adjudged the wild adventure of a crazy ...
Page 816
... feel alarms me . I've never tried to land a plane without feel before . I want to open the throttle wider , to glide faster , to tauten the controls still more . But I glance at the dial - the needle points to eighty miles an hour . The ...
... feel alarms me . I've never tried to land a plane without feel before . I want to open the throttle wider , to glide faster , to tauten the controls still more . But I glance at the dial - the needle points to eighty miles an hour . The ...
Page 963
... feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after . Ibid . Those people who identify themselves with animals , that is , the almost professional lovers of dogs , and other beasts , are capable of greater cruelty to human ...
... feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after . Ibid . Those people who identify themselves with animals , that is , the almost professional lovers of dogs , and other beasts , are capable of greater cruelty to human ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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