Word: dears
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...quite sure if it was Franz Lizst who was responsible for the beginnings of transcriptions, but he seems to have more or less instituted and popularized a custom which, although it has had its useful aspects, has more often resulted in "veritable prostitution of the art." The dear old modest fellow, not wishing to pass up any opportunities, Lizst emasculated and rewrote established works to suit Lizst, placed his name next to that of the rightful composer, and then went merrily about astonishing his audiences by playing the music, which had been absurdly bedecked by frills, trills, and what-nots...
...they insist that Finland must resist to the last, hoping that Russia will be so weak at the end that Finland can hold the territories which the Russians seized in 1940. The Finns refuse to believe that these territories-as vital to Russian security as they are dear to the Finns-would ever be theirs by a voluntary settlement...
Terrible Names, and All. A year later he was in England again, despondent at hearing from his mother "only once in two or three months." He sent her curt post cards ("Brighton, Eng. Dear Mama: -This is England's great shore resort for poor people. That explains my being here."). He worked on his novel, resolved to dedicate it to "the best and truest friend I have ever had - the one person who has given love, comfort and understanding to my lonely and disordered life...
...there were some guests whom Sheean was able to stomach. There was Winston Churchill, who "first became visible" to Sheean "in a red bathrobe over bathing trunks; he wore a large, flopping straw hat, and slippers and a cherubic grin." His first words were: "My dear Maxine, you have no idea how easy it is to travel without a servant. I came here all the way from London alone and it was quite simple." Said Maxine: "Winston, how brave of you!" Churchill spent much of his time painting. "In such a society [he] was slightly out of place...
...watch every move of the monster machines, in a way that makes you wonder how any sort of guns or men can stand up against them. The job was done under the direction of Hollywood's Col. Zanuck, and now and then in the course of the action Dear Darryl makes sure you know that he was the boss. All of it, though, is much more clearly photographed than any other front-line shots taken to date...