Word: poorly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Muse of History drew the Tsarevich to her, for he had become restless. "Poor little bleeder," she said, stroking his hair, "different only in the organic nature of your disease from so many others who have bled and died. In answer to your question, Madam," she said, glancing at the Tsarina, "I never permit my foreknowledge to interfere with human folly, if only because I never expect human folly to learn much from history. Besides, I must leave something for my sister, Melpomene, to work...
...POOR CHILD - Anne Parrish - Harper...
First we read about the Japs revolting in their prisons. Why? Next the WACs help German prisoners to escape in Texas. How come? Then some poor Italian prisoner wants to get married. What's this? And now our women spend their lonely nights with German prisoners. Now a $64 question: Just what the hell are you people doing back there...
...cynicism and humanitarianism from the Jews, humor and hotheadedness from the Irish, sex and sophistication from the French and sentimentality and love of comfort from the old-fashioned Germans, and you have a rough outline of essential Americanism. It is a lot bigger than anything that ever happened in poor little New England...
...seeking a seat in Parliament, Minister McNaughton stumbled over his own security regulations. He said publicly that U-boats were torpedoing Allied ships in the Atlantic "day by day." Eyebrows were lifted. They were lifted higher when, after his Grey North defeat, McNaughton seemed to be a poor loser. Said he: "We are . . . congratulating...