Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...both bemoans and enjoys these conditions. No doubt he has a real sympathetic interest in the question. He sees the pathos of the situation; yet the flatters the audience into believing that there is an easy solution and a happy ending: that Love conquers all. The satire is pleasant and humorous, even if at times it is laid on rather heavily. At the end, however, we may say with the Englishman, "Yes, here we are. But,--where...
...narrative argues that the murder is admissible because the strong, silent one had no selfish motive. The fake is the father. As played by the suavely English Mr. Tearle and by Orlando Daly, these parts protrude above the pleasant capabilities of a British cast...
Evening exercise has proved successful in athletic clubs and Y. M. C. A.'s all over the country. It is said that physical fatigue prevents mental exertion, but that mental fatigue is relieved by physical exertion. If this is true, no more pleasant recreation could be found after a day's study, than a strenuous game of squash topped off by a cold plunge...
...music, for the Regent through his many troubles possesses the gift of song, is pleasant. Some of the hits are distinctly good, -- particularly the Crown Prince's philosophical "A Pretty Girl", --and most, are well sung. The tunes carry you back to the man who used to sing "Where the River Shannon Flows" as he beat rugs in the back yard. They are pretty and melodious, but while not holding them to be directly the cause of the War, it is no libel to say that one has only to hear them to understand the why of jazz...
...without his car, but I do not believe that he will unless the University passes a rule forbidding him to own one. Third, he can leave his car on the public streets, and take his chance on being arrested and paying innumerable fines. None of these alternatives is pleasant...