Word: fond
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...anyone interested in American Colonial History, and who has cherished the fond desire of learning a good bit more about it, he may well take this course by Professor Morison and spend an enjoyable, if not easy, half year...
...noble clan still well-known in Peiping, she was chosen for the household of a dissolute Emperor, wangled herself up from fourth to second rank and produced his only son, a feat in itself. A slim little woman with lively black eyes, an implacable fury when crossed, otherwise fond of argument, company and flowers, she effectively ruled China from 1861 when she was 27 until her death in 1908. a chagrined old crone of 74. She engineered three coups d'etat to do it. She put one nephew, aged five, on the throne and later took him off when...
...struggling against youthful poverty, had no time for pranks. A modest builder of electrical cranes in Manchester, he had just gone to bed in a cheap London hotel one night in 1903 when Mr. Rolls burst in and introduced himself as a salesman of French cars. Each was passionately fond of engineering, each dreamed of building the finest car in the world. Then & there began a famed partnership which lasted until 1910 when Charles Rolls crashed to death in an airplane. Rolls-Royce of America, Inc., founded nine years later with U. S. capital, and British control, began producing cars...
...Union Oyster House, 41 Union Street, and 143 Stuart Stree, Boston. If you are fond of sea-food, this is one of the best sites for your satiation. The Union Street restaurant is an extremely old and picturesque building (with a much worn oyster bar, sawdust, and beams on the first floor, and a remodeled second floor, quiet, dimly lighted, and suitable for the entertainment of ladies. Every conceivable sort of fish, mollusc, and crustacean is on the bill, and all are handled well, though simply. The chowder, of all sorts is good; the swordfish, at times, causes an instantaneous...
...which of several suitors to accept, she should put initialed onions beneath her pillow, be guided by the onion that sprouts first. For a lovecharm he prescribes a drop of blood in a glass of water. To keep witches out of a churn he recommends a hot flatiron. Benign, fond of his family, Father Hofnagel spits with loathing at the mere mention of regular doctors...