Word: romes
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...predecessors, who were influential with John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, Meyer is not, and this at a time of increased strain between the two nations. The Japanese made no secret of their disappointment. Nixon has retained the Johnson Administration's appointees in such key spots as Paris, Rome and Saigon...
...removal of all weirs (dams) from the Thames and other rivers, and a second that restricts the King's right to seize the lands of debtors. The provision assuring that "the Church of England shall be free" will be eliminated because that institution, which was then responsible to Rome, long ago became a state, or "established" church...
...Colosseum." In fact, he devotes a total of only 56 lines to the scenic attractions of Rome, v. 68 to those of Sardinia, and the introduction to his chapter on Italy reads: "In Spain the traveler finds a bullfight, in Denmark he stuffs himself in Tivoli Gardens, in Switzerland he buys a watch, and in Italy he goes to the opera. Allowing for seasonal factors, it's as simple as that." His wide-eyed, hoked-up style and notions about what tourists want to do with their time abroad would probably make Baedeker turn over in his catacomb...
This little charade is just a conversational pleasantry. Or is it? Who can ever be sure with Nabokov? Perhaps he has something more in mind. Devout Nabokov watchers might find clues in those references to Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory. They might see implications of the fall of Rome, the rise of Byzantium, and a consequent gap between East and West that makes comparisons impossible between Anglo-Saxon writers (Shakespeare) and Slavic writers (Nabokov...
Died. Josef Cardinal Beran, 80, exiled archbishop of Prague, whose life symbolized the Catholic church's struggles in Eastern Europe; of lung cancer; in Rome. Beran was appointed arch bishop of Prague in 1946 and ran head on into the Communists during their 1948 takeover of Czechoslovakia. For publicly protesting the infringement of religious freedom, he was shorn of power, imprisoned for 14 years, and eventually sent into exile. His death occurred during negotiations that might have led to his return to the country he loved...