Word: descents
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...below and his heart quickened again. All the valley spread and undulated in miniature graciousness, remote, like a misty pool of gold in the late sun. An elfin land it seemed, sending up a teasing shower of elfin bells from the moving sheep. Irresistibly drawn, the Vagabond began his descent...
...March 11 issue of TIME under Miscellany, I noticed an article about Mrs. Christian Sells Jaeger of Columbus, Ohio, claiming descent from Adam...
...Woman in Red" marks our abrupt descent to the ridiculous. We try hard to approach Gene Raymond films with objective eye but critical impartiality is impossible where he is concerned especially when the picture is in addition both serious and dull...
...that for three nights running II Duce had sat up secretly with His Grand Council, contriving who knew what against the African Majesty of cocoa-butter-colored Haile Selassie I (Power of Trinity), Emperor of Abyssinia and Conquering Lion of Judah, whose somewhat Jewish features support his boast of descent from Biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Clarioned the Negro New York News: "Colored America demands that civilization does not permit Italy to precipitate a world race war by invading Abyssinia. . . . Let civilization beware." To acting General Secretary A. W. Berry of the League of Struggle for Negro...
...Mexican of Spanish descent, I would greatly resent having this term applied to me, and I think that any other New Mexican would feel the same...