Word: persons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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From the names-of-the great inconspicuous who were connected with this bit, we had a premonition days before hand that three hours at the Shubert might be uncomfortable. They were; they were worse than that. And because the young person with whom we went insisted upon sticking the whole thing through, we had to stay beyond the end of the first act. There are three acts...
...princess has to marry the prince whom she has never seen and detests anyhow; and of course all through the first two acts he is there as the iceman and she falls for him. If you have an English A section man or a tutor or any other suitable person who has done you dirt, take him here and let him stew for three hours. He will be remarkably decent to you after that...
...oldest or newest medical catalogue. The symptoms are so often of a very complex nature that it is almost traditional to find reformers and nostrum dispensers digging far more deeply than necessary to find the cause and suggest the cure for student ailments. When a properly qualified person enters the field, and suggests a probable, though simple cause, he is ignored merely because he is not spectacular enough. The tabloids demand at least a scandal, and the serious-minded expect a psychological complication of the most severe sort...
...honor. His petty vindictiveness he turned on the one man who was indispensable to his political position-Christian of Kurland, mercenary soldier, master of the art of war, gentleman of fabulous wealth and sophisticated Versailles breeding. Christian's estate glittered with exotic tropic birds and costly tapestries; his person with jewels, velvet, and fine lace fichus. His soldiers adored him, all Europe feared him. Yet Christian was branded with the bar sinister; the only title he could really claim was, affectionate or derisive, "General Crack." Aside from legitimacy there was only one thing that he wanted, and that...
...tutor gets a clear insight into each of his scholars. Your exams can be passed by cramming., A mere surface knowledge will not suffice to convince our tutors of our industry. We do not have to attend lecturers or take quizzes. Oxford leaves it up to the person to use his own initiative in educating himself. Harvard does not especially nurture the individual...