Word: moments
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...mention his family! Only twice in my life have I seen the General weep-he is most courageous-but please not to mention his family. Hostages, you know! They have been held since the beginning of the war in Morocco, and the General knows that at any moment they may be shot...
...handsome old colonial house in Charleston, S.C. with them, then redecorated his entire apartment in Manhattan's Plaza Hotel in robin's-egg blue, cork walls and homespun tapestries to hang the rest. Over his marble fireplace hangs old Mr. Guggenheim's favorite of the moment, one of a series of four arrangements of circles and lines by Rudolf Bauer entitled Tetraptychon (see p. 36), but he is also extremely fond of two pictures by a young artist known simply as Shwab. Shwab's exact birthplace, first name, parents and background have so far eluded research...
...Donkin could do to control his muttering minions. It was more than he could do when his feminine wards took a hand in the revolt. Triumphantly the Head proclaimed a check mate; sadly Mr. Donkin acknowledged it. prepared to quit the field like a man. At the last moment, by literary chicanery worthy of P. G. Wodehouse, the day was saved for everyone concerned...
...alone, would soon be forgotten. But this would imply compete surrender on the part of the teaching profession and give encouragement to those who would furthere interfere with academic freedom. The only real victory would be in outright repeal of the law at the earliest possible moment. It would denote the complete vindication of the teachers by the people of the Commonwealth and a warning to the legislature against future action of this kind...
...business is art, it is my capital, it is the future of my children, it is the honour of the name I have given them-all things which will serve them one day. Therefore I work at my art, which is nothing (in money) for the moment (times are bad), but which will take shape in the future. That is a long time to wait, you will say, but what do you expect me to do about it, is it my fault?" One day he went back to Denmark to see them all, spent three weeks there. That...