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Word: cimmerian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...love scenes draw roars of laughter from the audience. Josephine's asides like, "His simple eloquence goes to my heart!" and "Oh, my heart, my beating heart!" and Rackstraw's statement of love, with the phrase "wafted one moment into blazing day, by mocking hope--plunged the next into Cimmerian darkness of tangible despair, I am but a living ganglion of irreconcilable antagonisms." draw cheers from an unbelieving audience...

Author: By Peter Y. Solmssen, | Title: A Slick Ship Pinafore | 12/8/1973 | See Source »

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