Word: loin
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...false gods everywhere-an impious Mullet; a stertorous Turtle, like an island; a Siren, scaled in emerald, with a pearl loin-rope and breasts of mother-of-pearl. She told Sturly that Beauty was God, but vanished when he asked her to reconcile Life with Death. (The wreck of a Corsican mail packet heightened this central paradox; for the long pilgrim Sharks came and a Cuttlefish lifted a lady's dress, seeking his dinner...
...that the King expressed great pleasure that the people of Fiji were happy and contented; they added: "The King asked us what sort of clothes we wear in Fiji. Did we wear the European dress that we were wearing at the moment? We explained that at home we wear loin cloths reaching to the knee and, of course, have bare head and feet." In the grounds of Buckingham Palace, King George and Queen Mary gave a Garden Party to U. S. and Canadian lawyers and to delegates to the Premiers' Conference. Three thousand guests were present. The King...
...Overture, "Maximilian Robespierre" Litolff 3. Waltz from "Eugen Onegin" Tschaikovsky 4. Fantasia, "Samson and Delilah" Saint-Saens 5. Suite No. 1, "L'Arlesienne" Bizet 6. Ave Maria Bach-Gounod 7. Prelude to Act III, "La Traviata" Verdi 8. Ride of the Valkyries Wagner 9. Rhapsody, "Espagna" Chabrier 10. Loin du Bal Gillet 11. Furiana from "La Gioconda" Ponchielli
...tonight in Symphony Hall, Boston, is as follows: Marche Militaire Schubert Overture, "Ilka" Doppler Waltz, "Tres Jolie" Waldteufel Fantasia, "The Jewels of the Madonna" Wolf-Ferrari Scenes Alsaciennes Massenet a. Sunday Morning. b. Sunday Evening. Prelude to "Carmen" Bizet Bolero Mozkowski Overture to "Tannhauser" Wagner Selection, "Cavalleria Rusticana" Mascagni Loin du Bal Gillet Polonaise, "Eugen Oneigin" Tschaikowsky