Story of a Life: In that dawnHarvill P., 1965 |
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... gave a lecture on the history of books — it was a poem , a poem of praise . Books , he said , are the sole repository of human thought , its only vehicle of transmission from century to century , from generation to generation . They ...
... gave a lecture on the history of books — it was a poem , a poem of praise . Books , he said , are the sole repository of human thought , its only vehicle of transmission from century to century , from generation to generation . They ...
Page 120
... gave excellent cover . The airman took a dugout for himself , while two of the fox - holes were at once grabbed by the ' motor - boys ' who , within minutes , had set up trestle - boards and were playing cards . I stood at the ...
... gave excellent cover . The airman took a dugout for himself , while two of the fox - holes were at once grabbed by the ' motor - boys ' who , within minutes , had set up trestle - boards and were playing cards . I stood at the ...
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... gave a little light . I took a piece of bread and a chunk of stale salami out of my knapsack , and started to eat . The orderly on duty came up to me- —a little man with sharp eyes , a face criss - crossed with white scars , and a ...
... gave a little light . I took a piece of bread and a chunk of stale salami out of my knapsack , and started to eat . The orderly on duty came up to me- —a little man with sharp eyes , a face criss - crossed with white scars , and a ...
Contents
Whirlpool page | 7 |
Blue Torches | 23 |
The Journalists Café | 36 |
Copyright | |
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