Word: mortals
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mortal Fairyland...
...Grisons, on a three weeks' visit," Soon after his arrival, he perceives that his cigars have a flat taste. Before his three weeks are over, he has a bad cold. Before his return to Hamburg, to a world at war, he has spent seven years in a mortal fairyland...
...raptus." He says himself, "No one can love nature more than I". His works, in consequence, have the elemental force and variety of natural phenomena. With what dramatic power does he at times take us in his arms, hurl us down, and stamp upon us--"Listen to me, base mortal, or perish." And what a saving grace is his gift of humor, just as important in art as in daily life. Beethoven never tears a passion to tatters, never protests too much, can be serious and truly impressive without becoming solemn or pontificial. Before Beethoven, music had been practically limited...
...Second Reader contained more complicated animal stories, also some frightening ones ? big bears, fierce tigers ? and the im mortal legend of George Washing ton and his father's cherry tree. In Dr. McGuffey's stories, children got bright new silver dollars when good, said "No, ma'am" to their mothers. Their rooms were "cham bers." Their dog was Rover. People went "down cellar...
...behold. Strong men fainted, and one ill-starred lampoon sympathizer died from grief and pity as he beheld the sweeping avalanche of CRIMSON tallies pulverize lampoon hopes, annihilate lampoon hurlers, and bury the puny lampoon total of two runs under a score far beyond the wildest aspirations of mere mortal batters and base runners. After the thunderburst of journalistic prowess had finally spent itself, after the wreckage had been cleared away enough for the umpires to discover the battered remains of what had once been lampy's proud diamond hope it was discoved that the CRIMSON had amassed 23 runs...