Word: toiled
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...choice verses in collections of mediocre merit. To this rule, Miss Letts' latest publication is no exception. The mass of the poems harps rather vaguely on the conventional emotions which fill the crannies of men's minds. Mildly pesimistic warbles of the lovelorn, or the all-suffering optimism of toil-worn drudges, and the respectable melancholia of discontented city-folk receive a great deal of attention. As a safety valve for vague emotions, this poetry is pleasingly comfortable for its portrays little more than an armchair attitude toward life...
...guard, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, where pines and maples grow, Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow, How dear to us the broad domain, From east, to western sea. Thou land of hope for all who toil Thou true north, strong and free. O Canada, beneath thy shining skies May stalwart sons and gentle maidens rise, To keep thee steadfast through the years From east to western sea, Our Fatherland, our Motherland, Our true north, strong and free.- Chorus. Ruler Supreme, who hearest humble prayer Take...
...productive labor. Along the cheerless stretches of existence, many adventurous successes may be achieved. As Edna Ferber's popular novel, "So Big" showed, the Saxon capacity for work is a saving grace not to be ignored. By the use of a modicum of imagination, the seeming oblivion of toil may be turned into a romance...
...link emigrants to their abandoned fatherland. Seldom do they even now encourage complete expatriation. Ties of sentiment and race forbid. The lands of Europe have long regarded emigration as imperialistic energy gone to waste, and begrudged to the land to which their sons departed the fruits of their toil...
...rest of the Harvard line-up will be unchanged. Ullman probably will start, no matter whom the Red and Blue sends to the rubber, but should Captain Long, a right hander toil for Penn, Chase who bats from the port side of the plate may get in as a pinch hitter. Though Long is one of the best slabsmen in the college ranks, Kruez, stellar fullback on the U. of P. eleven, may be sent in to baffle the Crimson stickmen, as the Cambridge boys have shown in the past that portside twirling is distasteful to them...