Word: unshaken
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...automobiles, of newspapers, of X-ray, of elevators, of skyscrapers and, last but not least, of golf. And at the end of it all I found him, a day or two ago, an enthusiastic and even exuberant optimist. From his severe and prolonged ordeal he emerges with faith unshaken in God and man. He left on my mind a glimpse of a man, upright in body and mind, full of good sprits, wholly unafraid of death, wholly glad to be himself. It is as an expert on happiness that President Eliot celebrates his ninetieth birthday...
...look in they heart"; Carlyle's "labor"; Emerson's "instincts"; the desire of Arnold for "true and fresh ideas"; all these find a brave echo here. Even to so materialistic a theme as "Criticism in American-Periodicals", can such principles be applied-the principles of clear-sighted and unshaken adherence to faith and judgement. Nor are these principles held in the light of a sort of rule-of-thumb panacea, to be applied indiscriminately and with the joy of recent discovery; but rather as the proven standards of better men and better ages which we have for the time being...
Shocking as an occasional disaster is, the margin of safety is large and increasing. And public confidence appears unshaken. The day after the accident 13 transport machines traveled over the same airway, carrying practically a full complement of 70 passengers...
...Enter Madame" at the St. James Theatre this week can best be characterized as a study in temperament. It deals with Madame Lisa Della Robbia, a famous opera singer. With her many changing moods, now stormy, now sunny, yet underneath it all having a profound and unshaken love, she dominates the play and has command of every situation...
...seek admission to our institutions of higher learning bear testimony to the love of their parents who desire to give their children opportunities which they did not enjoy. The countless gifts to colleges, to hospitals, to libraries, for parks, playgrounds and for other public purposes, give evidence of unshaken faith in the future and of a never satisfied ambition to give comfort and help to others. The nation-wide gratification in the success of the Conference for Limitation of Armaments speaks eloquently of the spirit of fraternity and good will over-flowing the hearts of a worthy people...