Word: pored
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...country today a widespread conspiracy against relaxation. A man goes it as hard as he can in his office, and then rushes away and hits it up like a maniac on the golf course, or plays tennis or squash, or handball, or medicine ball until he boils in every pore. . . . Nobody want to relax; nobody wants to ruminate, or drowse, or dream. We cultivate business on the golf course, solicit orders on furious motor drives on State highways, and go through violent motions in the unspeakable gymnasium because we don't know how to sit. . . . Unless you can brag about...