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Word: desiree (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Human nature is fair enough not to impute to its leaders the desire for glory as a motivating force, but it does insist that glory be the consequence of a brave advance. Where thought of honor played no part in the inspiration to action, honor, especially of the tawdry vaudeville...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HEROES AND HERO-WORSHIP | 6/2/1927 | See Source »

Notwithstanding that this letter is both impressive and compelling, there is one little error that I am sure you would desire to have called to your attention. That is the line "TIME is the fastest-growing non-fiction magazine in the U. S."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Enthusiasm | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

The Man. Some say he had "a boyishly stern squint"; others proclaim him a practical joker and tell how he once answered his roommate's desire for a drink of water with a glass of kerosene. He is 25, more than six feet tall, rangy, handsome, blond. He knows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Flight | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

"The Marines Have Landed" entertainingly relates the customary escapades of Jack, or in this case Captain Jinks, ashore. A grimly sentimental story, "Kupid's Konfidential Klub," tells about the death of awkward little Soldier Kemper whose speedy achievement of a great desire to be successful in the Army was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Retelling Marines | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

Members of the University who desire to attend the Northfield Conference may still have their names added to the list, it was announced at the Phillips Brooks House last night. The conference this year which marks the semi-centennial of the Student Christian Movement, and the forty-first year that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NORTHFIELD LIST STILL OPEN TO MEMBERS OF UNIVERSITY | 5/27/1927 | See Source »

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