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...that rare and radiant sheepskin...
...make the greatest sacrifice he ever made in his life: I want him to promise me he will never fly again. . . . God bless the little messenger boy that delivered the telegram. He came to my sister's house where I have been staying . . . and his face was radiant with smiles. Instinctively, I knew he had brought me good news...
...Rome must again become the radiant capital of the Latin world. Rome must again conquer the imperial dignity. She must not rule by force of arms, or grow rich by the labor of subject peoples, but she must again lead the world in virtue of the genius of her sons and the indomitable virtues of her people...
Expressing Willie. Willie, 40-year-old bachelor, has made so much money out of toothpaste that he has leisure to discover he has a soul which also needs polishing. At his Long Island home radiant male and female butterflies foment his yearnings, having ideals to exchange for free board and lodging. Willie's old- fashioned mother sets them all down as parasites and summons Willie's boyhood sweetheart from the Middle West in the hope of once more striking a responsive chord...
...truth; a "Happy Warrior", strong, serene and steadfast, in the full meaning of the poet's phrase--with, I imagine, something of the Puritan's delight in the joy of righteous conflict. We rejoice that you are still clad in your shining armor; that your soul is radiant with the spirit of youth...