Word: conquere
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...While the absence of any strong feminine parts keeps the Good-Natured Man from the professional stage, this very lack, with the strong characterization in the masculine parts, peculiarly fits it for the production by college students. The play is considered by some critics superior to She Stoops to Conquer; certainly the bailiff and the incendiary letter scenes are far more amusing than anything in the latter comedy...
...when it was learned that the English department would present "Epicoene" or "The Silent Woman," the society let the matter rest for the time. But this year it was decided to give "The Good Natured Man," by Goldsmith. This comedy, though not as well known as "She Stoops to Conquer," abounds in witty dialogue and humorous situations. For six weeks the men have been at work on their parts, and for a fortnight daily rehearsals have been held...
...these days, said Dr. Hyde, we cannot conquer evil by epicurianism or by stoic unconsciousness. Mere animals, it is true, are innocent of moral evil, and so are those who seek to destroy evil by animalism. Many have written foolish novels trying to prove this, Walt Whitman being among those who have done...
...last scene of the poets' journey through Hell is the most horrible. After passing through the lowest circles, they come upon a frozen pool, in which incased in the ice are the traitors of various degrees. By this pool they meet and conquer Dis, or Satan, once the fairest of Heaven's angles. The picture of Satan is the most horrible and monstrous to be found in the work. After leaving Dis they turn their faces upward till at length they come forth upon the surface of the earth to see again the stars...
...pains of life squarely in the face, and with it saw the face of His Father and the promise of success in life. By believing in people He helped them to believe in themselves; He never discouraged a person who had sinned. When He sent His apostles out to conquer the world, He looked forward to victory, and yet just at this time His friends were few, while His enemies were constantly increasing in numbers. The night was upon Him but He looked forward to the dawn. It was this hopeful, confidant spirit which the early Christians received from Christ...