Of Discovery & Destiny: An Anthology of American Writers and the American LandRobert C. Baron, Elizabeth Darby Junkin An anthology of poetry, short stores, and excerpts from longer works about the American experience of the land and nature by a variety of American authors past and present. |
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Page 142
... never have to journey far to reach one , but I never can get quite used to the surprise of coming among the hills on this broad strong full - running stream , with gulls circling over it . One thing sets us apart from other regions ...
... never have to journey far to reach one , but I never can get quite used to the surprise of coming among the hills on this broad strong full - running stream , with gulls circling over it . One thing sets us apart from other regions ...
Page 148
... never restless or impatient . He each moment abides there where he is , as some walkers actually rest the whole body at each step , while others never relax the muscles of the leg till the accumulat- ed fatigue obliges them to stop ...
... never restless or impatient . He each moment abides there where he is , as some walkers actually rest the whole body at each step , while others never relax the muscles of the leg till the accumulat- ed fatigue obliges them to stop ...
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... never a fighter ; I fear that at times I may have been a shirker , but I have shirked one thing or one duty that I ... never been a cog in anybody's wheel , or an attachment to the tail of anybody's kite . I have never lost myself in the ...
... never a fighter ; I fear that at times I may have been a shirker , but I have shirked one thing or one duty that I ... never been a cog in anybody's wheel , or an attachment to the tail of anybody's kite . I have never lost myself in the ...
Contents
John and Mildred Teal Life and Death of the Salt Marsh | 14 |
Hal Borland High Wide and Lonesome | 30 |
William W Warner Beautiful Swimmers | 48 |
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