Word: thees
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...what about the parent? 'Child,' said the mother of Increase Mather, 'if thou art a good Christian and a good scholar, then art all that thy mother ever hoped for thee.' How many of the boys who now fail to meet our standard of scholarship have been led to suppose that their parents measure a boy's success in college largely by his success as a scholar? I do not know. But I do know that, no matter how hard professors and headmasters may work to replace low ideals of scholarship by high ones, our successful scholars will...
...snapped, to the discomfiture of the straining gobs, she sailed off again. Admiral Moffett was obliged to give radio orders for release of some of the precious helium, before the ship could be maneuvered into position against the platform where the President and Mrs. Coolidge were standing. "I christen thee Los Angeles," cried Mrs. Coolidge and pulled a ribbon which released a flock of pigeons. Fastened to the pigeons' legs were quotations from St. Luke and references to angels. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, scripturally minded always, had found therein the name for the ship-not a fighting ship...
...were revealed to him. From the Woolworth Building he paid a visit to the New York Port Society, inspected the building, chatted with the seamen. He was much interested to learn that British and American seamen sing in unison God Save the King and My Country 'Tis of Thee, the economy of music being made possible by both songs being set to the same tune. The visit to the seamen over, the Baron was driven up busy Fifth Avenue, did some shopping, returned to his Long Island home...
Curate Newton acquired facility in hymn-writing, decided to publish. Poet Cowper agreed to help. So, in the glorious year 1779, appeared the Olney Hymns, containing dozens of hymns which English-singing people were destined to sing ever after. Some of them: Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken, How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds, Jesus, Where 'er Thy People Meet, There is a Fountain Filled with Blood...
...Holy Virgin, we propose never to adopt any manner of dress displeasing to Thee. This means that upon every occasion, even when the devil tempts us, and suggests we pass the limits of holy modesty, we will remember our promise to Thee...