American Literature: An Anthology and Critical Survey, Volume 2Joe Lee Davis, John Towner Frederick, Frank Luther Mott C. Scribner's Sons, 1948 - 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 592
... truth also has its paleontology , and its ' prescription , ' and may grow stiff with years of veteran service and petrified in men's regard by sheer antiquity . But how plastic even the oldest truths nevertheless really are has been ...
... truth also has its paleontology , and its ' prescription , ' and may grow stiff with years of veteran service and petrified in men's regard by sheer antiquity . But how plastic even the oldest truths nevertheless really are has been ...
Page 601
... truth ? But is it credible that the absolute truth should descend into the thoughts of a mor- tal creature , equipped with a few special senses and with a biased intellect , a man lost amidst millions of his fellows and a prey to the ...
... truth ? But is it credible that the absolute truth should descend into the thoughts of a mor- tal creature , equipped with a few special senses and with a biased intellect , a man lost amidst millions of his fellows and a prey to the ...
Contents
AMERICAN LITERATURE 18601900 | 1 |
ABRAHAM LINCOLN | 15 |
Whispers of Heavenly Death | 102 |
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