Word: felt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...decision was emphatic to refuse to turn over Harvard profits to a national organization managing the Oxford and Cambridge team, but the intention of the members was none the less strong to promote international debating. The men felt that even though the New York organization ultimately decided that such funds must be turned over if the American team wishes to meet Oxford or Cambridge, some arrangement could be made directly with Oxford or Cambridge...
...Seipel appeared to give evidence. In his breast was the bullet which Jaworek fired; in his soul was misericordia Domini. In the space of four minutes, this ascetic, pale and nervous priest said that his illness following the attack was in part owing to diabetes and that he felt for the prisoner "in a spirit of forgiveness." Jaworek sobbed. The jury found him guilty; the judge, taking into consideration his mental inferiority, sentenced him to three and a half years hard labor; and he was ordered to fast one day in every quarter...
...Israelites just passed over, the Egyptians not yet come up-Mr. Pann of Jerusalem paints the pictures that his heart perceives. He has set himself the task of illustrating the Bible. Already he has finished 125 pictures, covering Genesis and the beginning of Exodus. Said he: "I have always felt it a reproach that almost every nation has produced its painter of the Bible except the one whose genius created that wonderful Book...
...encouragement of chamber music," to be attached to the Library of Congress. She further offered to make an endowment to increase the music resources of the Library. Herbert Putnam, transmitting Mrs. Coolidge's offer to Congress for consideration, declared that, if accepted, it would fill "a long-felt need...
...grotesque, for clowns and acrobats. It has a rhythm, but it is not for dancing, do you see?" Madame talks as expressively with her arms and hands as with words: at this point she pressed both her hands to her face in an eloquent pantomime which showed how she felt the contrast between jazz and the music which she chooses to accompany her dancing...