Word: rare
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...function, it was as stable-companion to statesmen, whether they liked it or not." Over the Adams threshold daily came John Hay, "the roving diplomat," Secretary of State to Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, Adams' great friend. Here came Clarence King, a professional geologist of rare spirit, who "knew more than Adams did of art and poetry . . . knew America west of the 100th meridian better than anyone . . . knew even women-even the American woman, even the New York woman, Which is saying much." Here also came the young President Roosevelt, "of infinite dash and originality," glad of admittance. Here Richardson...
Bach. An all-Bach program is a rare and alarming event. To attempt such a thing shows moral heroism and crowning self-confidence. To attempt it successfully shows an amazing talent, a masterly technique. Harold Samuel, British apostle of Johann Sebastian Bach, showed all of those qualities at his first recital in Aeolian Hall...
...profit as soon as possible. As a result of the dealers' demand, prices for bonds on the Exchange at once went to a premium over the subscription price of 92; indeed, at one time they sold over 95. Such a premium on bonds just floated is rare, and indicates better than anything else the popularity of the issue with U. S. investors...
Fifth Game. Still in Manhattan, "Good Old Walter" Johnson sought a second time to pitch a winning World's Series game. But Giant batsmen found his swift throws rare sport to bat about. They crashed 13 of them safely, circulated freely on the bases. Freddy Lindstrom, 18-year-old Giant third baseman, gained loud applause by making four hits and numerous fielding demonstrations. Jack Bentley, Giant pitcher, propelled the ball as well from the plate as toward it, getting a home run with two men on base. Score: New York 6, Washington...
...well as far as pure technique is concerned. . . . He is a brother through the centuries of Marot, Montaigne, Racine, La Fontaine, La Bruyere, Fenelon, Diderot, and Voltaire. He is the Frenchman. A man who is to such an extent representative, to use one of Emerson's expressions, is a rare and important being...