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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... mind . ANON . , 1836 If you hear an owl hoot " To whom " instead of " To who , " you can make up your mind he was born and educated in Boston . We say the cows laid out Boston . Well , there are worse surveyors . ANON . RALPH WALDO ...
... mind . ANON . , 1836 If you hear an owl hoot " To whom " instead of " To who , " you can make up your mind he was born and educated in Boston . We say the cows laid out Boston . Well , there are worse surveyors . ANON . RALPH WALDO ...
Page 117
... mind was greatly engaged to spend my time in reading and meditating on Christ , on the beauty and excellency of his person , and the lovely way of salvation by free grace in him . I found no books so delightful to me , as those that ...
... mind was greatly engaged to spend my time in reading and meditating on Christ , on the beauty and excellency of his person , and the lovely way of salvation by free grace in him . I found no books so delightful to me , as those that ...
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... mind ; the true ship is the ship- builder . Ibid . , " History " Every revolution was once a thought in one man's mind , and when the same thought occurs to another man , it is the key to that era . Every reform was once a private ...
... mind ; the true ship is the ship- builder . Ibid . , " History " Every revolution was once a thought in one man's mind , and when the same thought occurs to another man , it is the key to that era . Every reform was once a private ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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