Word: beholding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...which presumably will have to come from or through the U.N. Contemplating the travail of the Congo, which has a large Roman Catholic population, Pope John XXIII said last week: "Just as it was about to harvest, from political independence, the long-awaited fruits of comfort and peaceful effort, behold this blessed land is bathed in blood . . . We turn beseechingly to those who can and must intervene with disinterested advice, with light of right, to help in re-establishing peace in this country...
...struck a balance: their performance of the Second Symphony was robust and remarkably successful. Mr. Senturia's tempos were well chosen, his dynamics well modulated, his orchestra's tone large and rich. And if the winds sometimes seemed a bit lost, the strings were at their best, and behold, the tympanist was wonderfully good...
...proper wall at all. It is an unsymmetrical thing, uncouth and raw, like a wound made by a jagged instrument. In many places it already is crumbling, but the Communists keep building it up, making it even higher. At first you wonder why it is so revolting to behold. Then you realize that the Wall was meant to be an insult to human dignity. As such it is a masterpiece; its execution is perfect because it is being wrought by artisans who consciously hate...
...they are ours and we cannot graciously renounce them. Simple loyalty is a more powerful force than all the serpents, who hiss the tunes of realistic appraisal. The Red Sox will endure. The noble Williams, who so justly detested his public, and whose grand saliva made rainbows inspiring to behold, is no longer with them, but they will endure...
...Radcliffe chorus line, made its annual appearance. These attractive young ladies did exactly what was expected of them with the coy naivete which distinguishes Radcliffe kicklines from other kicklines the world over. The graceful solo dancing of Mary Ellen Klee in the first act finale was a delight to behold, and made one wish for more of the same...