Word: gustos
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...constituted that I had rather read bad stuff than nothing." But Author Paul does not do himself justice : his book, in spots, is even truer than it is beautiful. Readers who liked John Boynton Priestley's The Good Companions will find the same sort of indiscriminating gusto in The Pumpkin Coach...
...that we disagree with the abstract principles involved. But the days of Jeffersonian simplicity have vanished from Washington. It is now a de luxe city and the de luxe spirit has prevailed with especial verve during the last two years. Life should be lived there with a fine gusto and grand disregard. Why haggle over the price of pie when money is such a trifling matter? Congressmen should learn to relax as the rest of us have. They should have another cup of coffee and another piece of pie and remember that only a Conservative would think in terms...
Only a corporal in the World War, Benito Mussolini this week abruptly mobilized for his first war as Dictator with gusto. Calling to the colors more than 250,000 Italians-two divisions of the military class of 1911-plus three classes of naval fighters, II Duce sent 50 battle planes thundering on ahead to Africa...
...Long a missionary bishop in India, Dr. Fisher became a good friend of St. Gandhi whom he calls "Boppo" ("Little Father"). An able, vigorous preacher, he arises daily at 4 a. m., gives 20%, of his income to his church, 55% to all causes. Entering his new job with gusto, Dr. Fisher promptly produced a quotation to justify Theta...
...from his only interest. Blue eyes flashing, waving the smouldering butt of a frayed cigar, Oscar Florianus Bluemner last week delivered himself of his mature opinion of nudism with rich guttural gusto...