Word: delight
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...irritating din. Declamation forms the backbone of this far-ranging piece through two motives that recur with triumphant resonance, one a defiant, metallic rattle of repeated notes, the other a thunderously rhetorical passage, of two lines roaring together from the outskirts of the piano. The responsive ear will delight in the grating dissonances and, what's more, it will do so even more after repeated listening...
...which the best amateur productions usually boast as their highest achievement, here gave way to something much finer, style. Even if one understood only a few lines of the French, the movement on stage would have told the whole story and would have been, for its own sake, a delight to watch. Perhaps Morris's most brilliant touch was turning the glaring portrait of Mr. Boylston, which graces the front of the auditorium, into a representation of Tervagon, the great and fearsome god of the pagans...
...dance lines and limited apparel (usually stimulating to a man, they would be even more so to a man living as a 'brother'). We try to limit and strongly curtail our association with the 'sophisticated' set who enjoy the more worldly plays and movies and delight in passing on a somewhat spicy story . . . You can't maintain a close relationship with a quantity of cocktails behind you, followed by dancing . . . and then sail home to turn off the emotional faucet and act as if you and your companion were just good friends.'' Separate...
...World War II became chief of espionage and sabotage in Europe for the Office of Strategic Services, won military decorations from seven countries. As a postwar diplomat, lifetime Democrat Bruce helped to forge the Schuman Plan and European Defense Community. Last week the British could scarcely conceal their delight over getting him. Despite the Kennedy drive for a big increase in embassy expense allowances. Bruce is one nominee who would have little trouble paying social expenses out of his own pocket...
Though Recknagel also piles up points with his graceful form, he wins mainly because he can fly farther down the slope than anyone else, much to the delight of the crowds of up to 135,000 that turn out to watch Europe's venturesome jumpers. Last February, Recknagel flew off with the gold medal in the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley with one jump of 306 ft. This season, showing the brand of toughness the Finns call sisu, Recknagel has won central Europe's toughest title with a gigantic jump of 323 ft. at Bischofshofen, Austria, in addition...