Word: uneventfullness
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In 1632 a longheaded Jewish baby was born in Amsterdam. His life, which remained in him until 1677, was as uneventful as it was contemplative. Others strove, he mused. He was fond of saying he viewed things sub specie aeternitatis (from the viewpoint of eternity). Last week Holland began a...
It is an uneventful day when only six people are killed in automobile accidents; but when six convicts are sentenced to death in Illinois for the murder of one man it is a historic moment.
Triumph. M. Poincaré won cloture by the smashing vote of 365 to 207. That meant that the budget would go through. The Chamber which last spring cut down Cabinet after Cabinet in an orgy of political double crossing has at last come definitely to its senses. The Sacred Union...
Mr. Gorman hints that his book may cause "various Longfellow disciples" to take umbrage. "Longfellow disciples," if such there be, are not likely to be disturbed by a repetition of what has often been said before. Others, not "disciples," but familiar with Longfellow's life and writing may find the...
In its genesis there is no question that it was a comedy of misintention. When Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lincoln C. Andrews laid it upon Mr. Mellon's desk; when Mr. Mellon nodded his head and sent it to the President; when the President looked down at the routine...