Word: damns
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...this or in his first prose extravaganza, Sard Harker, to show that the Sage of Boar's Hill knows anything about novels except to start a tale and then spin away for all he is worth, and the devil take the hindermost reader. His new title stands for One Damn Thing After Another...
...whole damn works for twenty cents...
...there no joy, no greatness in living? Is it the fear of hell that makes us good? If this theory is part of your Christian religion, then damn your Christian religion...
Surely, God would laugh at a man who talked like that. "Damn your Christian religion." That was a bad word. A man had no business in a parlor, let alone a church, if he talked like that. God might strike a great man dead, but he would never waste his lightning on a man who had no manners...
...John E. Rankin of Mississippi asked for a useless roll-call. Irritated, the usually suave, immaculate Ogden Mills walked across to Mr. Rankin, pointed out that a delay would prevent his delegation (New York) from getting home for Easter. The Mississippian was obdurate, sniffy. Flashed Ogden Mills: "Its a damn mean thing to hold 20 men here!" Back came the retort: "Get over on your own side. You have no right here. You can't insult me in that manner. . . you dirty, contemptible scoundrel!" Fist?swinging arms?whites of eyes? . . . Members rushed to separate the pair. After several minutes order...