Word: apish
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...publication of Darwin’s “The Origin of Species,” Samuel Wilberforce, the Bishop of Oxford, and biologist Thomas Huxley addressed the claims of the controversial book in a highly publicized debate. Wilberforce, speaking first, ended his oration by asking Huxley whether his apish ancestors were to be found on his mother’s or his father’s side. Huxley’s reply, now a cocktail party quotable for Darwinists the world over, was no less uncompromising: “I would rather be the offspring of two apes than...
...poetry saved from the ruins. But they also have a wit and, for someone known as an obscure philosopher, a prismatic clarity that travels well across centuries. The thoughts remain fresh and profound. Haxton's translation shines them up handsomely. "To a god the wisdom/of the wisest man/sounds apish. Beauty/in a human face/looks apish too./In everything/we have attained/the excellence of apes...
...wisdom/ of the wisest man/ sounds apish. Beauty/ in a human face/ looks apish too./ In everything/ we have attained/ the excellence of apes...
...such accuser, Elizabeth Knapp, had lengthy fits, barked like a dog, made apish gestures and said that she would be unhealthy until the witch, her tormenter, was apprehended. Her minister, who observed her closely, was almost certain that the fits were real and that the devil was indeed speaking through her. Later, however--after the trials were over--Knapp admitted that the "apparitions she had spoken of were but fancies." Her mind, apparently, had deceived...
Baldwin, a fine actor in emotionally reserved roles, cannot summon enough of Stanley's musky sexual appeal or his apish brutality. His voice is too light, his features are too aristocratic. Above all, he cannot uncork the character's volcanic ego. The violent fits and howls are all there, yet feel calculated. Lange gives Blanche an initial strength that makes her breakdown all the more overpowering, and provides the few moments of real magic, describing the breakup of her family home and her hopeless marriage to a closeted homosexual. These scenes, however, are with Amy Madigan, able if stolid...