Word: dies
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from "out there", from the little known external world. He is a mysterious figure, something of a philosopher, and a keen observer. All he asks is a part to play, a life to live in this special world, and the right that his out world self be allowed to die. The part he chooses is humble; he becames a sort of buffer for the clowns, the one who gets slapped for the amusement of the audience; and he takes the name of "He". His own story is hinted only vaguely; but he flits on the edges of the little stories...
...elections--the elections, of course, which are being held in England. Anyway thee is to be a general election in England, and there ought to be some interest in its results among the serious minded voters of America. There will be scant interest in the question of whether the "Die Hards" will control the Conservative party, nor yet over the Labor program. The average American knows little or nothing of the various British political parties and issues. He will notice only one thing--whether Lloyd George is to return to power, or not. Even in England that...
...disconcerting preference for Palestrina. It has been a little hard to answer some of these criticisms. The reply that the so-called college songs have not flourished at Harvard for many a college generation as vigorously as some sentimental graduates seem to imagine, has not impressed the die-hards. The reply Dr. Davison, through his institution of the Freshman Jubilee and in other ways, has encouraged rather than discouraged general singing among undergraduates, has been received here and there with incredulity. But now, in the "Harvard Song Book", compiled and published by the Glee Club, we have physical proof that...
...Alda, surely no longer in her first-youth, sang with a freshness and a warmth that many younger (and more popular) singers might envy. Her songs, Marx's "Marienlied" and "Hat die Liebe dich beruehrt", were adequate vehicles; "Vissi d'Arte" was sung with unusual feeling and understanding...
...Wagner, "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg...