American Heritage: An Anthology and Interpretive Survey of Our LiteratureLeon Howard Heath, 1955 - American literature |
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Page 454
... hand of each person in the room with labored cordiality , he wiped his serious per- plexed face on a red bandana handkerchief , a shade lighter than his complexion , laid his powerful hand upon the table to steady himself , and thus ...
... hand of each person in the room with labored cordiality , he wiped his serious per- plexed face on a red bandana handkerchief , a shade lighter than his complexion , laid his powerful hand upon the table to steady himself , and thus ...
Page 607
... hand upon the knob , which might so easily lock it all beyond temptation . Still he paused . Finally he went to the windows and pulled down the curtains . Then he tried the door , which he had previously locked . What was this thing ...
... hand upon the knob , which might so easily lock it all beyond temptation . Still he paused . Finally he went to the windows and pulled down the curtains . Then he tried the door , which he had previously locked . What was this thing ...
Page 710
... hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit ; and there must be an end to a conduct in banking and in ...
... hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit ; and there must be an end to a conduct in banking and in ...
Contents
The New England Brahmins | 3 |
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW | 9 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES | 29 |
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