Word: forgets
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...selected by a strong-headed, rich-blooded French virgin (Annette) for the purpose of establishing, beyond all peradventure, certain emotional processes: how she came, after her wild but lovable father's death, to hate her vulgarian half-sister (Sylvie), then to love her passionately; to love an Italian bravo, forget him; then to love burly and brilliant Roger Brissot, then not to love him, then give herself to him, put him aside, become with child and at last find Love within herself. The work is delicate, painstaking; the repitition exhaustive. But the author of Jean Christophe craves?and deserves? indulgence...
Subsequence. So went the drama for two acts, but the last act turned upon a different theme. Mr. Coolidge hearing of Mr. Warren's defeat, telegraphed to Mr. Warren in Detroit to come to Washington. Senators called at the White House and gravely advised Mr. Coolidge to forget Mr. Warren quickly. The President consulted with Mr. Warren when the latter arrived and then, to the Senate's surprise, nominated him a second time. The Senate was noticeably angry. Mr. Warren's nomination was reported again from Committee, but this time adversely by vote...
...himself with characteristic energy into the increasing of the endowment for the House and into the organization of the present method of current contributions. No one who witnessed the disorganization of the work of the Brooks House, along with almost everything else in the University during the war, can forget the resourcefulness with which Beane met that situation and rallied the community to the support of the things which were then done through the Brooks House. In all the councils of the House since he laid down his office, his knowledge and sympathy have been invaluable. He gave without reserve...
...easily be too much influenced by the experience of the Freshman year. One may forget that there are many subjects in which a Freshman has not, either in school or in college, made even a beginning; yet one of those untried subjects may be the best possible field of concentration...
...Atlantis; and from it, on the quiet nights, when the winds are still, if a man's heart is right, he can hear the pealing of the bells. Such is the soul of man with sacred things deep sunken, which life's stormy noise makes us forget; and here, oftentimes on a Sunday morning, we have been quieted in worship until we heard the pealing of the bells...