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After saying that he regards "with equal respect--if not affection--those who worship Reason, Christ, Jehovah, a Mammon," the author of the letter goes on to make the statement, "the churches surround the Square, along with the movies and bars, for those who need to escape," The degree of respect involved here seems rather negligible and the degree of objectivity even more...
...churches surround the Square, along with the movies and bars, for those who need to escape. Let us not have the pathetic sight of a great center of individual thought purveying "sacred" opium to the frightened. An Eliot House Student Name Withheld by Request
...announcing the news of this happy betrothal of the great Farouk, [His Majesty's] Cabinet thanks Divine Providence for its beneficence, and prays that it may surround His Majesty with its high solicitude, secure his happiness and felicity, and make of this blessed betrothal a source of happy omen for beloved Egypt and for the august royal family...
...center of The Loved and Envied shines Ruby Maclean, a 53-year-old beauty of angelic character, much too good for the decadent and useless idlers who surround her. Sympathetically and quietly, she administers the last rites to a dying generation. One friend, a rich old Italian duke who has made the frightful error of marrying his cook, dies with Lady Maclean bending tenderly over his deathbed. Another, a dried-out, egotistical playwright, gets Ruby to beg his 30-years-estranged wife for a reconciliation. And Good Samaritan Ruby is there with shelter when the withered mistress of a septuagenarian...
...consecutive floors below are devoted to boxing enthusiasts. The ninth level contains a punching bag room and by the eight floor, the tower has widened enough to allow space for five boxing rings. Pictures of greats of pugilism surround the rings, perhaps for aesthetic reasons, or perhaps for inspiration...