Word: consciousnesses
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...almost pathological addiction to antitheses, a delight in epigrams which borders on the abnormal, and when conscious of himself and of his flawless oratorical manner he is at his worst. It is only when, forgetting the polished phrases and impressive periods which he has designed, he suddenly loses himself in the deep fervor of his belief, in the white heat of his emotion, that his eloquence rises to really lofty heights...
...some diminution in passage bookings for a while had to be expected, but the carrying public had faith in the traveling public and in itself. Twelve survivors of the Vestris who at once re-engaged passages for South America were witnesses to the probability that most people are as conscious of life's risks before something happens as they are afterwards. The Vestris disaster lessened no one's chances of dying...
...comic detail, leads in and out of bedrooms and round and round a jealous husband until, at Kathryn Carver's request, a waiter removes a pot of flowers to expose, on the other side of the table, the lovelorn face of Mr. Menjou. At this point you are conscious that you have been fairly well entertained though by no means as well as in some other Menjou-Vajda stories...
Every watcher knew that the great power plant will not be called conventionally, "Unit 27" or "Brunot's Island Plant." but will bear the name of James Hay Reed. Most watchers, city-conscious, remembered smart James Hay Reed as the Pittsburgh lawyer behind the formation of the U. S. Steel Corp. Young Reed had learned his law in two good schools. As a graduate of the Western University of Pennsylvania (now University of Pittsburgh), he had gone first to the office of his lawyer uncle, famed David Reed of Pittsburgh. Five years of study and he was ready...
Somewhat over-conscious of the earlier criticism, the present volumes are at pains to re-establish the (indubitably) important part House played, and also to emphasize House's deep admiration for Wilson's genius, even after their close friendship had waned. Above all, the papers are invaluable as historical source material, ranking with Ambassador Page's Letters, and the Wilson papers Ray Stannard Baker is editing. Selected, arranged, and linked by Professor Seymour's lucid comment, the Intimate Papers are intensely interesting, indispensable to any adequate understanding of War burdens, post-War intrigues...