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 76
... hear what became of her . It rather amuses me to hear the youngsters of today enthusing about the croissants , etc. , at Spodetti's and the other fashionable Fifth Avenue patis- series . Why , they aren't a patch on Horan's ! Mike ...
... hear what became of her . It rather amuses me to hear the youngsters of today enthusing about the croissants , etc. , at Spodetti's and the other fashionable Fifth Avenue patis- series . Why , they aren't a patch on Horan's ! Mike ...
Page 105
... hear a sweep screaking ; or jumbled - up voices , it was so still , and sounds come so far ; and by and by you could see a streak on the water which you know by the look of the streak that there's a snag there in a swift current which ...
... hear a sweep screaking ; or jumbled - up voices , it was so still , and sounds come so far ; and by and by you could see a streak on the water which you know by the look of the streak that there's a snag there in a swift current which ...
Page 997
... hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything but good . Everybody is ignorant , only on different subjects . So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip . I never met a man I ...
... hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything but good . Everybody is ignorant , only on different subjects . So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip . I never met a man I ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country 65 | 65 |
Copyright | |
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American ANON asked beautiful become believe body called civilization comes common Constitution dead death earth equal experience eyes face fact father fear feel force freedom GEORGE give ground hand head hear heart HENRY hope human Ibid idea interest JAMES JOHN keep kind land leave less letter liberty light LINCOLN lines live look March Mark matter means mind nature never night once passed peace person play political race reason seemed sense side society soul speak speech spirit stand talk tell things thought tion tree true truth turn United universe whole write York young
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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