Word: superbness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...surprise" of M. Poincare was tact itself. The gift was typically French, a book. Only a connoisseur would have recognized the excessive rarity of this copy of Ilsee Princesse de Tripoli by Robert de la Motte-Ango, Marquis de Flers, with hand lithographed illustrations signed by Mutcha, and a superb binding by the great Charles Meunier. On the fly leaf was written...
Author Benjamin, describing prodigious doings, allows himself to become infected with the superb extravagance of his subject. He rhapsodizes too readily, too insistently points the salient qualities, too rarely sees the subtleties fused in the character of Honore de Balzac. Mediocre translation has not improved the book which is, all in all, a cage too small for its canary...
...Francisco [Presbyterian] General Assembly. Many saw, for the first time, the superb location and great opportunity of Westminster, the only Christian College in five States." (The italics are TIME'S.) Denominational colleges, other than Latter Day Saints and Roman Catholic, in Utah and the five contiguous states are-Methodist: Gooding (Gooding, Idaho), University of Denver and Iliff School of Theology (Denver) ; Presbyterian: Idaho (Caldwell, Idaho), Westminster (Salt Lake City) ; Nazarene: Northwestern Nazarene (Nampa, Idaho) ; Congregational: Colorado (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Pillar of Fire: 'Westminster (Denver...
...from Alexandros Philadelphus, onetime "director of the Acropolis and ephorus of the antiquities of Attica," addressed to Great Britain. It read: "As you know, our grand national monument, the great temple of the Goddess Athena, the immortal Parthenon, was deprived more than a century ago of its ornaments, those superb sculptures which constitute the invaluable treasure in your great national museum...
...pathetic characters of Austin Strong's play, as lovable as ever in splendid adaptation. Janet Gaynor as a little creature who believes steadfastly in her bon Dieu, Charles Farrell as blustering, "very remarkable fellow" Chico, are consistently true and natural. Imaginative direction is capped by superb photography that reaches its technical climax when Diane and Chico are shown slowly mounting the seven flights of dreary stairs to their starlit garret...