American Literature: An Anthology and Critical Survey, Volume 2Joe Lee Davis, John Towner Frederick, Frank Luther Mott C. Scribner's Sons, 1949 - 1120 pages |
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Page 288
... truth . Is it justifiable ? Most certainly . It is beautiful , it is noble ; for its object is , not to reap profit , but to convey a pleasure to the sixteen . The iron- souled truth - monger would plainly mani- fest , or even utter the ...
... truth . Is it justifiable ? Most certainly . It is beautiful , it is noble ; for its object is , not to reap profit , but to convey a pleasure to the sixteen . The iron- souled truth - monger would plainly mani- fest , or even utter the ...
Page 591
... Truth is what we say about them , and when we say that they have come , truth is satisfied by the plain additive formula . But often the day's contents oblige a rearrangement . If I should now utter piercing shrieks and act like a ...
... Truth is what we say about them , and when we say that they have come , truth is satisfied by the plain additive formula . But often the day's contents oblige a rearrangement . If I should now utter piercing shrieks and act like a ...
Page 602
... Truth This relativity does not imply that there is no absolute truth . On the contrary , if there were no absolute truth , all - inclusive and eternal , the desultory views taken from time to time by individuals would them- selves be ...
... Truth This relativity does not imply that there is no absolute truth . On the contrary , if there were no absolute truth , all - inclusive and eternal , the desultory views taken from time to time by individuals would them- selves be ...
Contents
ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 15 |
Letter to Mrs Bixby | 102 |
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS | 321 |
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