Word: neuroticisms
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It was the ironic fate of Hans Andersen that he aspired vainly to almost every form of literary composition except the one in which he excelled. It was the tragedy of this neurotic genius's life that even the women he loved would not have him. He was the...
The mother in the case is edging into middle age reluctantly. She has devices to stay beautiful; she has no brains; she has a lover. Her son's fiancee and the lover are attracted honestly; want to marry. The son, a neurotic, effeminate youth, bursts into helpless hysteria. It is...
Ella beheld Monsieur Ripois on Dollis Hill, stretching his arms to the spring sunshine in thanksgiving for his wellbeing, in vague supplication for something pure and fresh, possibly a new woman. Later, when he approached her, an erect, full-bosomed child-virgin, she did not see a little cad of...
In Washington, Senator King of Utah described certain persons (presumably not his constituents from Utah-rather, lobbyists from other states) : "Congress every session is besieged by hysteric men and neurotic women who are seeking to have the Government inject itself into the homes of the people and forcefully determine the...
"Miss Jane Cowl, I understand, has praised 'Desire Under the Elms.' She declares it to be a great play, and that it teaches a great moral lesson. You know the plot, I suppose. That plot is typical--all too typical of the sort of thing that is being exploited in...