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 449
... whole physiognomy is as coarse a one as you would meet anywhere in the length and breadth of the states , but withal it is redeemed , illumi- nated , softened , and brightened by a kindly though serious look out of the eyes and an ...
... whole physiognomy is as coarse a one as you would meet anywhere in the length and breadth of the states , but withal it is redeemed , illumi- nated , softened , and brightened by a kindly though serious look out of the eyes and an ...
Page 963
... whole . Then any part you make will represent the whole if it's made truly . The thing to do is to work and learn to make it . No. It is not enough of a book , but still there were a few things to be said . There were a few practical ...
... whole . Then any part you make will represent the whole if it's made truly . The thing to do is to work and learn to make it . No. It is not enough of a book , but still there were a few things to be said . There were a few practical ...
Page 999
... whole month , it is high time that you learned something about the Facts of Life , something about how wonderfully Nature takes care of the thousand and one things which go to make up what some people jokingly call our " sex " life . I ...
... whole month , it is high time that you learned something about the Facts of Life , something about how wonderfully Nature takes care of the thousand and one things which go to make up what some people jokingly call our " sex " life . I ...
Contents
WE LOOK AT OURSELVES AND OUR COUNTRY | 1 |
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
Copyright | |
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