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 803
... head and just behind their forelegs or arms , where it is said they are only vulnerable . The head of a full grown one is about three feet , and the mouth opens nearly the same length ; their eyes are small in proportion , and seem sunk ...
... head and just behind their forelegs or arms , where it is said they are only vulnerable . The head of a full grown one is about three feet , and the mouth opens nearly the same length ; their eyes are small in proportion , and seem sunk ...
Page 914
... head on the first convenient pillow and take an age - long nap . Mosses from an Old Manse , 1846 Truth often finds its way to the mind close muffled in robes of sleep , and then speaks with uncompromising directness of matters in regard ...
... head on the first convenient pillow and take an age - long nap . Mosses from an Old Manse , 1846 Truth often finds its way to the mind close muffled in robes of sleep , and then speaks with uncompromising directness of matters in regard ...
Page 967
... head held high . He blinked and looked up and down . At last he started to climb the em- bankment . Front clawed feet reached forward but did not touch . The hind feet kicked his shell along , and it scraped on the grass , and on the ...
... head held high . He blinked and looked up and down . At last he started to climb the em- bankment . Front clawed feet reached forward but did not touch . The hind feet kicked his shell along , and it scraped on the grass , and on the ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country 65 | 65 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The American Treasury, 1455-1955 |
| Editor | Clifton Fadiman |
| Compiled by | Clifton Fadiman |
| Publisher | Harper, 1955 |
| Length | 1108 pages |
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