Word: jested
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Senator Sheppard nudged his friend. They continued their walk. Said Senator Sheppard: "It would be a fatal blow either to my colleague, Mayfield, or myself to reduce to the extent of 120 pounds. . . . The spectacle of a 40-pound member of the Senate would be a source of endless jest and the Senate has enough of ridicule...
...Senator-source of endless jest...
From Boucicault on, the character of the heartbroken clown has been used again and again, always successfully. On this occasion it is Barrymore who plays the role, making of it a portrait worthy to be placed beside his memorable Nerl in "The Jest...
...Church. That post is held by His Grace of Canterbury, whose title is "Primate of all England." Between the two Archbishops a traditional feud exists. Sometimes, as in the days of St. Thomas Becket, 800 years ago, it is bitter, even bloody. Usually the feud is one of genial jest. As a rule, Canterbury crowns the King, although sometimes York has done it. Rarely, if ever, has York succeeded to the See of Canterbury. Rarely, if ever, have Their Graces of Canterbury succeeded in disciplining Their Graces of York...
Fascisti lists of candidates named 356 men, the precise maximum of Deputies any party can get into Parliament under the new law. They include 216 genuine Blackshirts, 43 officers and soldiers, 2 of them totally blind, Sem Benelli (author of The Jest), 58 former Liberals, 10 former members of the Catholic Party, 26 nonparty...