Word: gazed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...this case the Corsican comes to life in a wax works under the torrid gaze of a film actress (Lenore Ulric). He makes a date with her for the evening, borrows Woodrow Wilson's top hat, Mussolini's sponge-bag trousers and with some advice given by Landru, the wife-murderer, sets off to the assignation. Some French generals hear of the resurrection, insist that the Little Corporal make all Europe French. After a visit to a disarmament conference, a few experiences with radios and telephones, Napoleon goes back to the wax works in disgust. All this...
...loathed the small-town society to which he felt condemned. Lixlee was an ignorant, half-savage backwoods girl whom well-meaning Anna had "rescued"' and started off as a maid-of-all-work. Lixlee was a natural born maneater. Having a slight cast in one eye. her direct gaze (which she rarely unleashed) had a disturbingly hypnotic effect, especially on men. She knocked Anson over with the first glance. Married to Lixlee and enjoying a completely pagan nightlife, he perked up considerably. One night, because he had to tear himself from her arms to go to a dying woman...
Many petitioners belong to the Confraternity of St. Christopher, have a medal inscribed: "Gaze upon St. Christopher, then go your way reassured." The medal carries an image of St. Christopher crossing a turbulent river with the Christ Child on his shoulder. In the background, as on a river bank, is an old-fashioned touring car with a long wheelbase, rakish fenders. Motorists tack the medal on the dashboards of their cars or above the windshield. Others carry the medal as a pocket piece...
...Emperor of China, now chief Whatnot of Manchukuo. Of the portions of the treasure which he was able to carry away, large sections went to Japan, other pieces were sold to private dealers. Last week citizens of Seattle trooped into Volunteer Park to inspect the brand new Art Museum, gaze in admiration at many of these Manchu driblets. The $300.000 building was a gift of Mrs. Eugene Fuller and her son Dr. Richard E. Fuller. Director of the Institute and Professor of Geology at the University of Washington. Gem of the Fuller collection and chief treasure of the new museum...
Cleveland's Bishop Schrembs recommended especially the moment in the Mass when "the priest bows low as the little altar bell tinkles and he gazes upon the sacred Host just trans-substantiated between his linger and raises it on high, and you gaze upon it with a gaze of love; and then out goes a cry from the hearts of the believing people, Benedictus, qui venit in nomine Domini, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Let the congregation sing...