Word: habited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dogs made him. Sometimes they were royal dogs, like Victoria's spaniel Dash, or Albert's black greyhound Eos. Sometimes they were proletarian lurchers and terriers. Almost always, however, they were moralized. The "pathetic fallacy," the somewhat tiresome habit of affixing human feelings and traits to animals or plants, reached its height in Victorian England. It was Landseer's use of it, along with his extraordinarily realistic observation of fur, fin and feather, that made him a demigod of popular culture...
...greeting), and soon he is hectoring Bill about where he and Chelsea will sleep ("You could have the room where I first violated Ethel"). As for Billy, he is wary, always ready to sulk or run. But there are possibilities in the situation. It could break Norman's habit of turning ever more tightly in on himself, and teach Billy his conviction that no one is interested in him is wrong. If an old man starts to show a young man the ropes (or at least how to handle a fishing line), perhaps Norman will see he still...
...physician had prescribed more than 12,000 doses of various drugs to Presley in the last 20 months of his life. But defense witnesses painted a picture of a doctor who took in patients other doctors had spurned, a "good Samaritan" who tried to curb Presley's habit. Last week the jury returned its verdict: not guilty on all counts...
...Quakers (1-6 on the year) arrive in Cambridge having not won in six games and not beaten Harvard in nine years. Coach Jerry Berndt's squad has made a habit of miracle comebacks this season, succeeding in the opener against Cornell and falling just short in a couple of others (Brown, Princeton). But no miracle comeback could have saved the Lehigh (58-0) or Delaware (48-6) games, and Penn hasn't come within a touchdown of anybody since Brown four weeks...
Harvard, on the other hand, has made a habit of blowing lesser teams out of the water, often by ten-goal margins. In big games the Crimson have not shown the necessary poise, however, losing twice to Brown earlier in the season after a well-played first half. Sunday's game could prove different. Well-rested after having taken a two-week lay-off, the aquamen are at the peak of their game...