Word: soulfulness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Putrid Soul...
...second act, due to the exquisite awkwardness and charm of Helen Chandler, seemed convincing and almost sufficiently beautiful to be exciting. Faust, having regained his youth, met Margaret and loved her despite the fact that he had made a bargain for his soul. First he sent his devil carrying presents to her, then he seduced her and finally killed her brother who attempted, idiotically enough, to defend his sister's honor. Faust dared to return later to Margaret, but, infected with diabolical and tragic cowardice, he did not dare to stay...
...newcomers were greeted variously. As they made their way into the group subtle, inference and thinly yelled insult were cast in their direction. The crew of a flag-ship always has a lot to live down. The badinage became more irritating; the rebuttal more spirited. Finally some intrepid soul had the temerity to observe that the crew of the Texas were fed in the manner of swine in comparison with the luxurious fare meted out aboard the Arkansas. This was too much. With righteous indignation the worthy Texans plunged into battle royal in resentment of such scandalous libel directed against...
After Death came to Pa Wa, his two mahouts spent the whole night in increasingly violent theological discussion about the present whereabouts of Pa Wa's unquestionably immortal Soul...
Deep, no doubt, was the soul probing, last week, of Fascists, who are pious Roman Catholics. Daily, Signer Mussolini demands of the whole Italian Nation that it "arrive quickly" at his set goals. Yet last week the Papacy's official spokesman not only contradicted Il Duce's orders but clearly designated him by implication as "profane"−for Benito Mussolini travels about Italy chiefly and by preference at the wheel of his own low, rakish bellowing speed...