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Russia's millions faced a comfortless, bitter winter, but probably few would actually freeze or starve. The people rejoiced that the Red Armies were well supplied with food, clothing and fuel, that the 20° and 30° frosts only a few weeks off would freeze the thin blood of the German invaders more quickly than their...
...these are cold and comfortless words of welcome, they are not meant to be. You will know that, surely, even before you go to your first class...
...program will consist of the following pieces: "St. Paul's Suite," by Gustav Holst: "On the Plains, Fairy Trains," by Thomas Weelkes; "Five Love Songs," by Brahms; "Adoramus Te," by Palestrina; "Fire, Fire, My Heart," by Thomas Morley; and "I Will not Leave You Comfortless," by William Byrd...
...program for the Plymouth concert tomorrow will include the following numbers! "Hallelujah Chorus," by Beethoven (to be sung by the combined choruses); "I Will not Leave You Comfortless," by Byrd; "Gently Johnny," English Folk song; "Choruses from the 'Mikado,", Sullivan; "Fire, Fire, My Heart," by Thomas Morley; and "To Thee Alone Be Praise," by Bach...
...American Notes (1842) Novelist Dickens noted the U. S. citizen's "dull, sullen persistence in press," coarse ridiculed usage," "that flayed comfortless America's custom, so "licentious very prevalent in [American] country towns of married persons living in hotels, having no fire side of their own." Of a party of Pennsylvania legislators who came to greet him, Dickens observed "Pretty nearly every man spat upon the carpet, as usual; and one blew his nose with his fingers-also on the carpet, which was a very neat...