Word: charming
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Overture, "Merry Wives of Windsor," Niccolai 3. Selection, "Rigoletto," Verdi 4. Scenes Pittoresques, Massenet 5. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, Liszt 6. Ballet Suite from "Midsummer." A. Maquarre (a) Mermaid's Dance. (b) Pantomine. (c) Scotch Dance. 7. Selection. "Madame Butterfly," Puccini 8. Overture, "Jeanne d'Are," Converse 9. Fire Charm from "Valkyries," Wagner 10. Selection, "Mile, Modiste," Herbert 11. Waltz, "Fideles Wein," Komzak 12. March, "King Karl," Unrath
...summed up and placed before us in a clear and tangible form the problems which, in a general sort of way, have long been foremost in our minds. He has touched every side of life in a straightforward and manly way, adding by his won personality an irresistible charm to the breadth of his absorbing subject. For an organized society he has made a special appeal, and we of Harvard can appreciate his earnest deprecation of its fragmentary nature. We have long appreciated it, as the CRIMSON has already pointed out, and have urged upon our doubting elders the advisability...
...true identity of the pseudo-governor is discovered, and he goes back to his old occupation of porter; and finds his affinity in a German maid of Priscilla's. The Americans are seized, as implicated in the hoax, and they try to return to 1908, but lose the charm. Matters are looking very dark for them, when the scene suddenly changes and they wake up to find themselves back in Boston...
...conclude one line, while the noun it qualifies begins the next, as in the opening of the second stanza. In Mr. Biddle's "On the Bridge" it is probably a printer's error that gives "eye" as a rhyme to "skies." The little poem is not without a gentle charm, heightened by some felicities of expression especially in the closing lines...
...range four centuries and as many nationalities; yet such was Mrs. Goold's versatility of art that one could hardly say where she was at her best. She brought out the special traits of each song, yet never exaggerated; she sang with spirit and taste, and always with charm. All in all, it was a remarkable performance...