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Familiar Studies of Men and Books

By: Robert Louis Stevenson

...no two-sworded gentleman, but the common stuff of the country, born in low traditions and unimproved by books; and yet that influence, that radiant pe... ...onne ring out the Angelus while he was finishing his Small T esta- ment at Christmastide in 1546. Towards this benefactor he usually gets credit for a... ... this last have furnished us with the matter of a grisly winter’s tale? At Christmas-time in 1456, readers of Villon will remem- ber that he was engag...

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To Build a Fire : And Other Stories

By: Jack London

... have, my son, and lived on rabbit tracks and salmon belly, you ’ll learn that Christmas comes only once per annum. And a Christmas without punch is s... ...he old men crouched empty bellied to the fire, and let fall from their lips dim traditions of the ancient day when the Yukon ran wide open for three wi... ...se. She invested it with new splendor, while Klakee Nah maintained its ancient traditions of hos pitality and revelry. All this was unusual for a Yuk... ... songs and ballads. The passing Indian ceremonials she knew, and the perishing traditions. The tribal dress of the daugh ter of a chief she knew how ...

...e clouds of steam. ?By the time you?ve been in this country as long as I have, my son, and lived on rabbit tracks and salmon-belly, you?ll learn that Christmas comes only once per annum. And a Christmas without punch is sinking a hole to bedrock with nary a pay-streak.? ......

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Best of Freshman Writing

By: Suzanne Harper

...a fluffy white shroud, winter had surely arrived and with a vengeance. The Christmas season was just two weeks away, and I really didn’t mind the snow... ...eks away, and I really didn’t mind the snow. I’ve always en- joyed a white Christmas because it sets the mood for the holiday season. By this time I w... ... set in. Like a child peering from a window, looking for old Saint Nick on Christmas Eve, I too found myself with my face pressed against the glass sc... ...e Americans. We are all created equal. We may not have the same be- liefs, traditions, or values, but we all stand for one unity of people. President ...

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Against the War : A Novel of the Vietnam War Era

By: Roland Menge

... her three-day visit 36. Matt and Mary sleep together without sex, travel to Bourne’s 37.Matt and Mary listen as Hattie Beecher defends Appalachian traditions 38. Matt and Mary part, professing their love for one another 39. Combat trainee Morris follows the national debate on the war 40. Morris warms to a fervent description of Air Force ideals 41. Morris, coached b...

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