Word: hastings
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...story about how his dog had jumped into the river to bring him a water lily. The same night, he might be visited by one of his apocalyptic visions-mind-freezing apparitions that shrieked in his ears: "Actum est de te; perusti! [It is all over with thee; thou hast perished...
...asks, "utter a few words of wisdom and . . . comfort the reading classes." But the swami's brand of wisdom is P. T. Barnum's. "Canst thou," he inquires soulfully, "spare me thy trousers, thy jacket, thy shirt, thy shoes, thy cufflinks, thy watch, every accessory thou hast on thy person?" Only too happy to oblige, Hatterr is sent packing back to town in a dirty towel and is promptly fired. He finds out later that the swami is working on the side for a secondhand clothing outfit...
Blessed art thou, 0 Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast not made me a woman...
...William C. Browning of Browning, King & Co. said: "In nearly 50 years of business experience I don't believe I ever saw a time when prospects were so bright." In parallel vein, the Rev. Michael J. Lavelle preached at St. Patrick's upon the text: "Lord Thou hast blest Thy land: Thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob . . . Mercy and truth have met . . . justice and peace have kissed. Truth is sprung out of the earth: and justice hath looked down from heaven...
...ererbt von deinen Vätern hast, Erwirb es, um es zu besitzen...