Word: mightly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...when the boy Joseph found his beloved already heavy with child, he was quite heartbroken. He said nothing, but he reflected how he might put his betrothed from him, gently and without scandal, because he loved her notwithstanding. While he pondered thus one night the Angel came to him, and said: "Fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins." So Joseph was reassured...
Indeed, an impartial observer, mindful of the origin of many a Christmas custom, might think of this holiday as one that embraces all creeds, all times, in a common human experience. It occurs at the time of the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its farthest point south, and the day begins to grow longer. Pagans throughout the world, in ages past, held festivals at this period. In ancient Rome at the Saturnalia (Dec. 17-21), windows and rooms were decked with holly wreaths; and at the Sigittaria (Dec. 22), it was customary to give presents, especially dolls...
...Infante Don Alfonso, cousin of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, said last week upon returning to Madrid from Manhattan: "I can make no suggestions to the indomitable people of New York, except that they might put a roof over their entire city, flood the streets with artificial sunlight, and install moving sidewalks...
...recall the stares a man once gave me when I wrote down my occupation as 'composer.' Might just as well have written down 'ballet dancer.' People had the idea that music was a woman's business, like, well, like knitting. A musician and a poet had a pretty hard...
...There still is a race which says: 'Of course, I'm a businessman and music means nothing to me.' But more people are beginning to realize that they might as well boast in this fashion: 'Part of my brain doesn't work, hence music means nothing to me.' It is ceasing to be such a very great mark of distinction to be a lowbrow...