Word: secretly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Chamber of Deputies at Athens adopted a new Constitution for Greece, in secret session, and further kept the text secret until it could be released entire in the Official Gazette...
Following this line of suggestion, it is not difficult to understand the secret of Beethoven's appeal for an acquaintance with his works will corroborate the statement that Beethoven is first, an emotional composer, second, an artist of great dramatic power; and third, a man of fascinating humor, whose works have their being to intensify those never changing qualities in man--his basic emotions, love, joy, sorrow, his craving for the dramatic, for something to happen, and his instinct for what is humorous--for the incongruities and variety in the spectacle of life...
...leaping to his feet, the vigorous fellow, "Whee, whee." At which sudden debacle I ran to Aunt Emma's sole contribution to our happy home and brought him the smelling salts. It was in vain. He persisted; insisted; resisted. So lowering him gently into the bathtub I discovered his secret...
...King's youth perhaps the most intriguing "secret" is that during his long training as a Navy officer he became enamored of the daughter of a certain Admiral. The affair came to nothing; and it is notable that His Majesty has not given an ever willing public the opportunity to forgive a few royal indiscretions beneath the rose. In other respects the King and Emperor is a Navy man to his fingertips. Admiral Earl Beatty and a few other titled salts are among his closest friends...
...Fascists were wounded but carabineers saved their lives. The priest's superiors forced him to surrender to the police, who sent him to prison at Milan, where he awaits trial on a charge of inciting rebellion and insulting the Duce. . . . Encouraged by general discontent, Communists are issuing from secret sources several propaganda sheets with a total circulation of 500,000. These broadsides are filled with violent anti-Fascist tirades and insults to the Duce...