Word: sayed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...absolutely unfounded, positively silly. And to think that she is a high-school teacher whose office involves the molding of youth into fairminded, liberal, charitable men and women. She may be able to pound mathematics or whatever she teaches into the heads of her unfortunate pupils, but I dare say that she leaves them totally devoid of inspiration resulting from the radiation of those fine and noble purposes which should actuate every schoolteacher and college professor. I cannot conceive of a woman threatening boycott even on such illusive provocation. But fear not. Her veiled threat that she will make enemies...
...protection if we surrender. I refuse. "Sandino remains at the entrance of the city directing the movements of his troops. He sends a note to the heroic Major Hatfield, intimating that as he [Hatfield] has no water, he will eventually have to surrender. Hatfield replies: " 'Received your message, and say with or without water, a marine never surrenders. We remain here until we die or are captured...
...slap it up in a meadow, invite his artists and his audience, "and when all was ready, I would give three performances of Siegfried in one week; after the third the theatre would be pulled down and my score burned. To those who were pleased with it, I would say: 'There, go and do likewise.' " Such was the sublime abnegation of Richard Wagner, who, at the age of 60, was pleased to stand on his head in the presence of a visitor and boast "that is more than...
...learn to distinguish, say...
...book! So geeve in de book a look so tell poppa wot it stends dere de henimal-ah-ah "Baby-Squshlzzrrlx!!! &Mr. Feitlebaum-Yi yi yi!! A HAPE he spuck! A Hape!! Yi yi -geeve a look de book, momma- look de peecture!! Is a hape, no?? So I say, 'Baby, dollink, wot's dees??' So he saz me, 'A hape!' Look it stends: 'Playe stends for hape Wot he leeves in de trizz; Whan he nidds a gless meelfc He'll a cuccanot squizze!!'" All Milt Gross's humor...