Word: fleshed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Rector of St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie, Manhattan, thorn-in-the-flesh of William T. Manning, Bishop...
...Berlin, Mary, aged 41, "only elephant in the zoo," died. Her carcass, old and tough, was used to feed other animals. In order to enable "even the most savage lions to eat the flesh," it was necessary to "boil it for a week...
...action is combined spectacle, pantomime, opera. The story is based on a legend of the ages, told twice before?by John Davidson. in The Ballad of a Nun and by Maeterlinck in Soeur Beatrice. The Nun, feeling the call of the flesh, deserts her cloistered life, goes through a strange variety of worldly revels, and returns, tarnished and beaten by the world, to find that the statue of the Virgin has come to life and performed her duties in her absence...
Recognizing the scantiness of material, Mr. Washburn sought to clothe his skeleton facts both in the flesh of anecdote and in the drapery of buncombe. He has not forgotten the tricks of his political trade, the "lofty" theme, the "lively" wit. A few examples...
SECTION IV: "We all believe from our hearts that the writers of the Bible were inspired of God; that Jesus Christ was God manifest in the flesh; that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, and through Him we have our redemption; that, having died for our sins, He rose from the dead and is our ever-living Saviour; that in His earthly ministry He wrought many mighty works, and by His vicarious death and unfailing presence He is able to save to the uttermost." But we differ and insist upon the right to differ...