Word: loved
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...distinguish these two schools by the sensibility exhibited in them. Thus sensibility appears in French literature; at first it is called "sensible" and develops into the "comedies larmoyante" and into the idyll. Sensibility shows itself again in the correspondence of the time: the passion of love dominates the letters of Mlle. de Lespinasse; an abnormal and unsatisfied ambition in the letters of Madame Roland...
...first there seems to be a touch of softness in "Jack Halter's Crime," but as the tale goes on we find a purely college story with clear glimpses of heroism, sentiment and love thrown...
...Elusive Lover," by Virna Woods (Houghton, Mifflin and Co.) is a short, interesting love story with a clever plot. The characters are few and almost without exception essential to the plot. The scene is laid in California, in and about Los Angeles...
...writer has described well the absolute separation of the two personalities and their ultimate union through the power of love. The mystery is carried through the story and the clearing up is satisfactory...
...When Love Laughs," by Tom Hall. Herrick and Co., New York. This dainty little volume contains verses in a light vein, intended, as the author says, for busy people who have not the time to create fancies for themselves. If the purpose alone be considered, the book might be called successful. The verses are written in an offhand manner, with sometimes careless metre. The point usually turns on some modern "gag," but some of the verses touch a serious chord, while many have a note of sweetness...