Word: droops
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Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.’s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. “The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud.” (V.G.); “But whether or not this is a good thing...
...Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.’s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. “The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud.” (V.G.); “But whether or not this is a good thing...
Flower arranging requires expert precision and creativity. Unlike an artists’ traditional tools of paint or marble, flowers can wilt, pale, droop and behave in other unmannerly ways. Yet this ephemeral nature of the flowers is what brings the works to life. “Art in Bloom” juxtaposes timeless canvases and temporary blossoms, and offers viewers the opportunity to see older works in a new light...
Artful equivocations are even worse; lynx-eyed sly little rascals that we are, we see right through them. (Up to exam 40. Then our lynx eyes droop and grading habits relax. Try to get on the bottom of the pile.) Again, it is not that A.E.’s are vicious or ludicrous as such; but in quantity they become sheer madness. Or induce it. “The 20th century has never recovered from the effects of Marx and Freud.” (V.G.); “But whether or not this is a good thing...
...Alec Guinness every time - there was a reliable pleasure in that. His eyes, which could droop or bluster or mourn or scorn, were canvases of the subtlest possible histrionics. The thin-lipped British smile that could be a billboard of polite derision, shy mischief (or searing wistfulness), usually in some part elegant. But every time you saw Alec Guinness he was a little different, as if you were watching a quietly joyous or angry or befuddled or quixotic little man who looked just like Alec Guinness. And boy, could this...