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...saints and opera singers are forever swearing: it is a lovely plot device. Ahab swears his vengeance on the whale. In Don Giovanni, Ottavio vows to avenge the Commendatore by raising his fruity tenor to Donna Anna: "Lo giuro, lo giuro/ lo giuro agli occhi tuoi/ lo giuro al nostro amor" (I swear it, I swear it/ I swear it by your eyes/ I swear it by our love). Was there ever a prettier oath? It is a form of hero's brag. That may explain why politicians are so reckless with hyperbolic promise. (Douglas MacArthur: "I shall return...
...Master's degree has a second, more symbolic purpose at Harvard. The ranks of the professors are traditionally somewhat chilly toward colleagues from other institutions. And so, "ut in grege nostro numeretur," each Assistant Professor gaining tenure receives an M.A. Since 1942, this degree has been awarded automatically unless the new Associate Professor has already earned his M.A. at the University...
...Geography books identified the Mediterranean as "Mare Nostro," taught only Italian geography until the fifth grade. Then they indicated the relative size, strength and importance of other nations with drawings of a Fascist-saluting giant (Italy) beside a diminutive figure representing the other nation...
...they left the church, the Sistine choir sang: "Oremus Pro Pontifico Nostro...
...Jubilo," Ancient German Carol "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming," Bartholomaeus Praetorius "Misorere," Georgorio Allegri Organ Solos, (a) "Adagio in E," Frank Bridge (b) "Chorale Prelude in G," "Now Rejoice Ye Christians." Bach (c) "Toccata on Ave Maria Stella," Marcel Dupre "Cantate Domino," Hans Leo Hassler "Vore Languores Nostro," Antonio Lotti "Hallelujah! Amen!," George Frederic Handel