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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... tree that presides over an interior garden . It is a battered tree , long suffering and much climbed , held together by strands of wire but beloved of those who know it . In a way it symbolizes the city : life under difficulties ...
... tree that presides over an interior garden . It is a battered tree , long suffering and much climbed , held together by strands of wire but beloved of those who know it . In a way it symbolizes the city : life under difficulties ...
Page 113
... Tree of the Great Peace . . . . Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace . . . and the name of these roots is the Great White Roots of Peace . If any man or any nation outside of the Five Nations shall show a desire to ...
... Tree of the Great Peace . . . . Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace . . . and the name of these roots is the Great White Roots of Peace . If any man or any nation outside of the Five Nations shall show a desire to ...
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... tree . A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed power Drawn from the darkness to transcend death's hour . breast ; A tree that looks at God all day , And lifts her leafy arms to pray ; A tree 602 POETS AND VERSIFIERS.
... tree . A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed power Drawn from the darkness to transcend death's hour . breast ; A tree that looks at God all day , And lifts her leafy arms to pray ; A tree 602 POETS AND VERSIFIERS.
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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