Word: paradoxe
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...piquant cloak and no repentance in his heart, only a desire to have a look at his daughter. In the end respectability made him hers through the romance of father love, and the accident of discovering a defaulter, which set him high in Beaumont. Spiced with whimsicality and paradox, the book cannot wholly disguise the musty flavor of its meat...
...curious paradox that in the very state where, it is insisted, men are men and not animals, that men's actions should exhibit so few of the attributes of higher intelligence. The news stories of late have not represented Texans in at all a favorable light; the recent evolution dispatch is only one of many cases in point...
...obvious. Doubtless many of the people who weep when he sings and beat their palms red afterwards cannot recognize it. But the U. S. is at present preoccupied with the music of the Negro; Tenor Hayes has been swept into popularity on this wave of interest, and by paradox, his fame has made his worth recognized. Could he, some wonder, have achieved his phenomenal success simply on the merits of his voice? Samuel Chotzinoff in the New York World: "If Roland Hayes were a white man instead of a Negro, it is doubtful. , , ." Feodor Chaliapin sang the title role...
...strange paradox that American universities make slight provision for the student who really knows how to study. Their rules, regulations, schedules, requirements, examinations--all are made and imposed for the men who either don't know how to study or won't study. Isn't it about time for Harvard, at least, to realize that its primary concern is for those who can and will take their opportunities seriously...
...beyond being financially profitable," continued Mr. MacFadden, "the scheme is one which may be useful in other ways. The art of the theatre should not be used for propaganda, but it should be propaganda. This sounds like a paradox, but what I mean is that plays can be effectual and lasting, can be true art, only when they deal with matters vital to the people of the world, only when they strike truly and deep. Too many of today's comedies are based on clever lines: they are distorted photographs of modern superficialities...