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...work, composed in the modern manner, was written for the Classical Club's interpretation of Plautus' "Mostellaria," with text from Ovid's "Fasti." The play was never performed and so Carter's piece remained unknown and unsung until it was rediscovered by G. Wallace Woodworth '24, conductor of the Glee Club...
...state matters. Such talk may be little more than pre-nuptial fantasy, but at any rate the citizens of the state can rest assured that he will not sink to the Curley level. Mr. Curley can depart in peace, sure that his leave-taking will be unwept, unhonored, and unsung in local history, except by writers of verse with unusually long and scurrilous memories...
...Manhattan, reaching the retirement age of 70 Negro Matthew Alexander Henson quit his clerkship at the Customs House. An unsung U. S. hero, Henson made eight trips to the Arctic with the late Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary. On April 6, 1909 he and Explorer Peary fell asleep after warming their frozen feet on each other's stomachs, woke to find they had slumbered over the North Pole. Elated, Negro Henson led three Eskimos in three whooping cheers while Explorer Peary planted the U. S. flag. Reflected he: "That was the happiest day of my life." Lincoln...
...have shaken ourselves entirely free from the Gladstonian structure and tradition of finance. The gold standard, an enormous sinking fund, the strict 'and punctual discharge of international obligations, all are gone, unwept, unhonored and unsung...
...served its purpose, its death--if only it be a quiet one--would be welcomed by the embarrassed parents. One might even suspect - the analogy is tempting-that the murdering technicalities are merely hired thugs, who will discretely disappear after their work is done, Nevertheless, little Quoddy must depart unsung; its story is enlightening and should be preserved for a wondering posterity...