Word: hearkening
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...moving man had come nowhere near justifying his claim. Superior Court Judge Reuben Lurie agreed, and he upheld a motion asking for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant. Under Massachusetts law, there was only one formality left. The clerk intoned: "Mr. Foreman and members of the jury, hearken to your verdict. The jury finds for the defendant by order of the court. So say you, Mr. Foreman? So say you all, members of the jury?" To everyone's astonishment, Juror Claude Solana said...
...Travail du Peintre (1957) is a cycle of seven songs on poems by Paul Eluard, each of which portrays a painter of this century: Picasso, Chagall, Braque, Gris, Klee, Miro, Villon. Despite their date, they, too, hearken back to an earlier period and have a great deal in common with the songs of Faure. Miss Fuerstman, who is studying for a Masters in voice at the Manhattan School, failed to achieve a sense of phrasing in the more declamatory songs; elsewhere, however, she exhibited a rare blend of spirit and control. Both compositions of Poulenc suffered from problems of balance...
...because of your king." But the people insisted "Nay, but we will have a king over us; that we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles." At this, the Lord gave in. "Hearken unto their voice," he said to Samuel, "and make them a king...
...theologically and politically. Its 928,056 members, 99% white, officially support racial integration, applaud those of their churches that practice it, do not chide those that don't. They see merit in testing the literal Bible by scholarship-yet many quietly hold that every word is true. They hearken more closely to Calvin than do their more numerous Northern Presbyterian cousins. They anxiously question the need to lose their identity in ecumenicism. Last week, though under the pervading pressures of world Christianity to become a bit more liberal, they stuck politely to their moderate views...
...those who are taking issue with the recent Supreme Court decision relative to school prayers should hearken to the words of Jesus [Matthew...