Word: joyousness
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...crisp ice. At home, crackling fires and, if it has snowed, the stamping of feet as friends come in from the cold. Much later, out of the silent indoor darkness, the unmistakable soft tinkle and pop when an ornament falls off the tree. Above all, there is the joyous sound of people singing. Across the nation this week, hymns and carols fill the air with promise, renewing the covenants of peace and fellowship once more...
Understandably, the prevailing feeling among those who had watched the icemen allow 28 goals in their last 11 periods was not one of joyous optimism. So many red lights in so short a time make you dizzy...
...feeling is classical; its music is modern. The opening sets the tone, with sounds as light as Lloyd Evans' airy sets. The momentum flags some what in the middle, but then at the end the composer recaptures his inspiration with a beautiful fugue, all six singers joining in joyous celebration. The cast is admirable. Beverly Evans as the maid is a good bit more than admirable, combining a fine mezzo-soprano with a deft feel for low comedy...
...Ronald Reagan "masterlily" delivered his convention address. Tiger lilies, yes. Water lilies, of course. But wonder of wonders, we also have master lilies. There just is no end to the joyous prolificacy of this lovely species...
...Nothing will ever equal that moment of joyous excitement," wrote Jacques Charles after making man's first ascent by hydrogen balloon in 1783. "It was not mere pleasure; it was perfect bliss...