Word: foes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...king's men fall thudding down upon the stage. Mix this with a little romantic irony and two quarters of a pint of boisterousness-result, applause. The first night audience at "The Orange Comedy" applauded often and more often. Nor was it the feeble courtesy to friend and foe 30 often a part of amateur theatricals: it came from the moist palm of approval...
...recall of judges removed, signed the new constitution. Arizona became a state; Mr. Hunt became Governor, forthwith added the recall as an amendment. His career has been both stormy and paradoxical- hated by many, but seldom defeated, silent but aggressive, timid among friends but fearless among enemies, lusty cowpuncher foe of gamblers. Even his mustache is a paradox-once frowsy, now neatly waxed...
...modesty again you see). I have attained some considerable note as a prognosticator of football and other sports. I am also ambitious as an author. I hope you will read my new book. It is due to appear late this afternoon. It is entitled. "The Roper Boys in a Foe or Walking Back to Old Nassan...
Harry Houdini, prestidigitator, handcuff king, foe of charlatan spiritists: "As I was about to perform my 'Chinese water-cell trick'* on the stage of the Capitol Theatre at Albany, N. Y., faulty stage tackle let the ponderous wood-and-iron stock fall upon my left foot, crushing it. Though my supple feet and ankles constitute great assets to me in my escapes from fetters, piano boxes, safes and other receptacles, I risked swelling and infection, stayed on the stage, did other tricks. Afterwards one of my staff said something about a 'jinx,' whereat I rebuked...
...blow from a Spanish fist transformed me into what I shall always be-the foe of Spain...