Word: smile
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...smile for those that hate...
Throughout these speeches of tribute and affection, President Eliot had been sitting very straight in his chair with a serene smile of happiness on his face. As he got up to make his speech of response, the audience again rose to its feet, and only after several minutes could he make himself heard above the clapping and applause. Then he stepped forward on the platform, and with his hands clasped before him, spoke in a quiet, restrained voice...
...pointed out out that "as documents of human interest . . . they are more truthful in their revelation of personality than is the modern development. . . . Nor did the pioneer photographer neglect a fine appreciation for spacing and composition in the arrangement of his subject on the plate." "The elusive half smile, half frown of the posed groups" was traced to "the awkward time* required for the photographic process...
...Despite his absurdities, the whimsical knight, Don Quixote, will always remain a lovable character, and even while we smile at the oddities of his hopes and endeavors we will always feel a tenderness for the inherent nobleness of that figure." Such were the words of Professor J. D. M. Ford '94 in his lecture on "Cervantes" yesterday afternoon...
...smile made Da Vinci famous: laughter on canvas has contributed to the artistic immortality of Franz Hals. The picture just added to Mr. Thompson's collection of old masters was formerly owned by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild of Waddesdon Manor. On a canvas, 4x5 feet, it shows a fair tousle-headed boy. He wears a cap; his dark coat is lined with blue; in his upraised right hand he holds a wine glass, and laughs...