Word: disillusionment
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But both the ordained and the lay max alike should turn to the last two chapters. "Adventures" and "Peace," and find the inspiring culmination of a whole new point of view which one of the truly great thinkers of our time has to offer. The present age of disillusion is...
The first part of the book, Monsieur Sachs has devoted to anecdotes and brief descriptions of the multitude of singular personalities that collected in the Paris of illusion and disillusion after the great war. There appear Erick Satle, that erratic genius of the piano, whose windows were so dirty "the...
John Erskine's formula-recasting romantic old tales in ironic, belittling modem dialog-caught the public fancy, made his Private Life of Helen of Troy (1925) a U. S. bestseller. The formula has worn a little thin, but Erskine tales still make pleasant enough reading. Erskine admirers may solace...
Dawn brought the lemon light of disillusion. But the Vagabond sighed and slept.
The punch had flowed and the Vagabonds' reserve had flowed with it. He determined to abandon himself to the moment; he felt he had to abandon himself to something. As he passed down the steps onto Plympton Street he turned to look again upon the field of his victory. The...