Word: eared
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...piano example of several bits of ultra-modern music which sounded very much like some of the music of the early middle ages, examples of which he had also given. These ultro-modern wisps of music seemed a jumble of discords, seemed to disregard rhythm, and grated upon the ear. Yet, Dr. Davison did not condemn this type of music but spoke of it rather as a forerunner of an entirely different type of music which future generations would appreciate and think superior to the music of the present generation...
Describes Operation of Ear...
There is some compensation for having one's nose ground into the sod two hours every afternoon for two months if that operation makes a place for one in collegiate football history. A pommelled ear aches the less when it hears the tribute of a cheer, and the pain of a twisted knee is forgotten if that knee helped to push the ball over the enemy's goal line. But what of the second team the black jersies, for whom there is endless drubbing and few cheers, plenty of pains and only a thin official notice...
...have only two things to say about its [Hughes' proposal to assist in reparations conference] future course. I do not know how many ladies and gentlemen there are here who play golf. [Laughter.] Just a few, I see. There are two principles which are constantly dinned into the ear of the goiter which I would apply to Mr. Secretary Hughes' proposal now. The first is, follow through. The second is, keep your eye on the ball. It might get lost. You are playing in rough country, full of bankers, part of it a wilderness. There are some who might...
Runnin' Wild. This latest sample from Negroland has all the characteristics of an explosion. It is shattering to the ear, elusive to the eye and utterly devastating to the theories of musical comedy. The scenery, the costumes, the situations are all persevering primitives. The plot is a frankly threadbare clothesline on which to pin the songs and dances. The voices are powerful but rather inclined to bolt and run away among the gallery rafters. But even rags for costumes, a popular song for a plot, and a phonograph for music would be overlooked in view of the dancing...