Word: drank
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conception of a pacifist as "An inverted militarist, one whose natural pugilistic instincts have somehow turned into fresher channels." Commenting with surprise upon the inconsistency of men who could play football, but were appalied at the thought of war. Ramage compared his opponents to the shades in Homer, who "drank blood, but could not look upon...
...said she had been cold. All day she had been sitting in the studio in the scanty beads and satin of Lady Giulietta. The slinky costume of a courtesan is not designed for stage waits. "Chilled, depressed, exhausted," she complained. Gallant, Mr. Adams sent for brandy. Grateful, Miss Lewis drank. Warmed, she sang. Ousted, Mr. Adams is suing for his salary...
...Brooklyn, Mrs. Helen Iwinski, mother of three, called Joseph Iwinski, 16, her feeble-minded eldest son, into the kitchen. Tired of his being mocked and scorned, with fierce love for her weakest child, she poured out two cups of poison. One she gave to Joseph, one she drank herself. Mother and son died...
...upon land and sea, at one time even becoming, as did John Masefield and an equally August Figure in American poetry, interested in keeping a saloon. It might be ungracious to continue the parallel of Mr. Masefield and the A. F. further, but it would appear that Count Luckner drank up most of his profits and even part of his capital in this undertaking, and soon went to sea again...
...Asta, Italy, one Giovanni Noverre made a wager. He then drank a glass of water, another five glasses,* another 14 glasses, another 23 glasses, then very slowly nine more, then seven more taken in gulps and sips; finally he raised the 60th glass poured it drop by drop down his gullet. After this glass, his wager won, Giovanni Noverre fell down and died...