Word: faithful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hand; had taught him righteousness with his own fierce tongue-the hand and tongue that have repeatedly been brandished to denounce modern young womanhood ("The high society girl is the lowest thing on earth!"); that have scoured Berlin, Paris and London for loathsome pictures of vice to buttress the faith of Americanos ("I saw there what I never saw here-girls actually taking out their lipsticks in public. They used so much paint on their lips that they soaked it off with the soup and were obliged to make up again between courses!"); that have engaged "well-posted" young...
...Most Excellent Majesty, George the Fifth, by the Grace of God King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, finally attained and held for 50 minutes a pinning speed of one decoration every six seconds...
Ecclesiastic Norris has confidence. His minions have gathered about their shepherd in mesmerized faith. The Sabbath following the murder or manslaughter, he preached to a great audience in the warm First Baptist Church of Fort Worth. He walked uprightly at liberty under a $10,000-bond profferred by his congregation. As the disciples sweltered within the House of God, 700 voices sent hymn upon hymn ("There is Power in the Blood," "Shall we Gather at the River," "Standing on the Promises of God") reverberating to the roof, while two pianos, psychologically caressed by relaying pianists, furnished additional emotion...
After the sermon, supplicating hundreds sought him out, saying unto him their congratulations, touching his robes, admiring the prophet. To them he called for conversions and five came and were redeemed. And they embraced him and he them. He pronounced his faith risen again, stronger than ever, chanting unto himself, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus...
...Consult Mr. Marcus Faithful." Then, as an immaculately tailored magnifico, he accords exceedingly confidential interviews to hundreds of expectant London ladies, relieving them of maternal anxieties and fat fees. A fallen gentleman, Mr. Still, is his able secretary. A charming, competent demimondaine blackmails her way into the business, putting it on a wholesale basis through the post. After a certain number of months, of course, the jig seems up, and Mr. Marcus Faithful becomes small Mr. Crump again, dismayed when his hitherto barren wife bears twins as the result of secret correspondence with Mr. Faithful. The rich travesty on modern...