Word: scepter
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...comedian, caused such an uproar with her sallies and such a sensation with her "neat silk leg and pair of holland thighs" that half of the Restoration bucks were bidding for her favors. Hart sold her to Lord Buckhurst, but Nelly didn't like him, and besides, a scepter was already tapping at her door. Poet John Dryden has described some of the charms that caught the royal eye: "Oval face, clear skin, hazel eyes, thick brown eyebrows ... a full nether lip ... the bottom of your cheeks a little blub, and two dimples when you smile." Add to that...
Last week Tandon resigned as party president, explaining lamely that "Nehru is the symbol of our nation . . . I see no other way out." Then the All-India Congress Committee offered Nehru the scepter. At first he demurred, deeming it not proper for the Prime Minister to also wield the power of party president. Eventually, he permitted himself to be persuaded. Said he: "One should not be bashful . . . I cannot be a coward...
...figure of speech. Belgium uses none of the royal trappings, crown, orb or scepter...