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 104
... night ; and it was some little time , too , before his exploit ceased to be talked about by river - men . Fully to ... night was a compliment to Mr. Bixby , uttered in soliloquy and with unction by one of our guests . He said : " By the ...
... night ; and it was some little time , too , before his exploit ceased to be talked about by river - men . Fully to ... night was a compliment to Mr. Bixby , uttered in soliloquy and with unction by one of our guests . He said : " By the ...
Page 530
... night business . They eat all night , dance all night , build buildings all night , make a noise all night . They can't play . They try to , but they can't . They turn football into a fight : baseball into a law- suit and yachting into ...
... night business . They eat all night , dance all night , build buildings all night , make a noise all night . They can't play . They try to , but they can't . They turn football into a fight : baseball into a law- suit and yachting into ...
Page 574
... Night incessantly softly wash again , and ever again , this soil'd world ; dirges pour'd around the coffin , The dim - lit churches and the shud- dering organs - where amid these you journey , With the tolling tolling bells ' perpetual ...
... Night incessantly softly wash again , and ever again , this soil'd world ; dirges pour'd around the coffin , The dim - lit churches and the shud- dering organs - where amid these you journey , With the tolling tolling bells ' perpetual ...
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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