Word: growed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...numbers in Germany. . . . What strikes an American is the singular maturity of the young leader of the Nationalists. At 28 he would be two years short of eligibility for the United States Senate, but he has a riper knowledge of the world than four-fifths of our Senators. They grow up sooner in Europe than we do here. And, of course, Bismarck grew up in a family that had the tradition of ruling. . . . Any party which has the Prince as its leader is bound to be moderate and practical, for he it a most temperate and level-headed young...
Defendant Lourdin explained: "When migrating birds passed over the Abbé, at Bombon, flying in the direction of Bordeaux, he filled them with diseases by sorcery. . . . When the birds passed over our homes at Bordeaux (500 miles away) they caused to grow poisonous mushrooms of lascivious shape and noxious odor, which gave us shameful diseases in various forms." The Abbé des Noyers boomed: "That is a frightful lie!" The other male defendant, one Henri Froger, was called: "The Abbé afflicted me likewise with shameful diseases. . . . We did not mean to kill him but only to defend our Sainted...
...split with the Metropolitan Opera and Real Estate Company, comprising the conspicuous families who built the old House 43 years ago and still own it as their social citadel. This element feared lest Distinction and Bon Ton, like old pieces of furniture left behind by the moving men, should grow dusty in the deserted edifice while in the new one-too big to be exclusive-quality rubbed shoulders with people who were merely rich. Again Mr. Kahn came to the fore. He persuaded the real estate company to let his producing company rest the decision with the present holders...
...definite intellectual goal in view. In America I don't think the same can be said. Another year in preparatory school while doubtless go far to make the entering classes in the universities more mature. By maturity I do not rear to the mental babes who would grow white beards in the preparatory schools while playing football year after year if they were allowed. The only true maturity is mental maturity and the reason a student needs a certain maturity on entering college is so that he may be enabled to get more out of English A, German A, History...
...Oklahoma University are forbidden to have doses on week day nights. Walking home with a man from the library means dismissal from school." But, after all, this over emphasis on probity may, as the Dakota student so aptly affirms, "be the leaven from which a greater university sprit may grow." And though a Baptist and more inhibited than most, I sincerely hope...