The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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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 386
... hear of natural blasts and mildews , war , pestilence , and famine , than to hear gentlemen talk of se- cession . To break up this great government ! to dismember this glorious country ! to astonish Europe with an act of folly such as ...
... hear of natural blasts and mildews , war , pestilence , and famine , than to hear gentlemen talk of se- cession . To break up this great government ! to dismember this glorious country ! to astonish Europe with an act of folly such as ...
Page 568
... hear America singing , the varied carols I hear , Those of mechanics , each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong , The carpenter singing his as he meas- ures his plank or beam , The mason singing his as he makes ready for ...
... hear America singing , the varied carols I hear , Those of mechanics , each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong , The carpenter singing his as he meas- ures his plank or beam , The mason singing his as he makes ready for ...
Contents
of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
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