The New Speaker's Treasury of Wit and WisdomHerbert Victor Prochnow Quotations arranged alphabetically by subject matter. |
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... called the light Day , and the darkness he called Night . And the evening and the morning were the first day ... And God made the firmament , and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the ...
... called the light Day , and the darkness he called Night . And the evening and the morning were the first day ... And God made the firmament , and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the ...
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... called an intellectual . Only about half of the so - called intellectuals attend college . Evanston , Illinois , Township High School Here is an assortment of answers from high school test papers : It is raining cats and dogs , and ...
... called an intellectual . Only about half of the so - called intellectuals attend college . Evanston , Illinois , Township High School Here is an assortment of answers from high school test papers : It is raining cats and dogs , and ...
Page 377
... called on in class . Alabama Rammer Jammer SCHOOL GRADES A youngster being called down for a poor report card asked : " What do you think the trouble with me is , Dad - heredity or en- vironment ? " SCHOOLHOUSE Still sits the school ...
... called on in class . Alabama Rammer Jammer SCHOOL GRADES A youngster being called down for a poor report card asked : " What do you think the trouble with me is , Dad - heredity or en- vironment ? " SCHOOLHOUSE Still sits the school ...
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