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President Conant diagnosed Russia's leaders as "fanatic believers in a consis- tent policy which rune back to Marx. According to this philosophy," he said, "they believe themselves pioneers who will eventually usher in a utopian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Urges Marshall Plan, UMT to Halt Soviet Advance | 3/25/1948 | See Source »

...rune stone-so called because the inscription is in one of the ancient Scandinavian runic alphabets-is not the only tangible evidence. Holand has tried to show in earlier works (notably Westward from Vinland, 1940) that Norse "mooring stones" have also been found in the Kensington region, to say nothing of a few "medieval Norse" swords and halberds. America: 1355-1364 attempts to pinpoint the American headquarters of the rune-stone party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Holand's Crusade | 9/9/1946 | See Source »

...Lirazel, who understood nothing of men and Earth, read a rune that had come to her by a troll from her father. And she was blown away by the northwest wind into Elfland again, leaving Orion with Witch Ziroonderel to nurse him. When Alvaric asked the witch, "Whither," she shook her head all mournfully, saying: "The way of the leaves. The way of all beauty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Faery Epic* | 8/18/1924 | See Source »

...that point, the Princess Lirazel, hungry once more for the pleasures of Earth, prevailed upon her father to employ his last rune in pushing forward Elfland's frontier so as to include the Vale of Erl. Just as Alvaric returned, sore and weary from his travels, a shining line was seen gliding over the fields and houses, making all that it passed young and calm forever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Faery Epic* | 8/18/1924 | See Source »

...Beacons were first at the bat and scored three rune on a three baser by Richardson, and singles by Welch, Frederick and Ayer, assisted by a wild throw. In the third, Frederick made a two bagger, took third on a passed ball, and came in on Merrill's long fly to Holden. In the eighth they made two runs on errors and Proctor's three base...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Base-Ball. | 6/18/1886 | See Source »

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