Word: vain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Another quality that distinguishes the Dictatorship of Mussolini is his exceptionally wide knowledge of science and philosophy. . . . There are some people too vain to seek advice; Mussolini seeks it wherever it may be found, and therefore fulfills Richelieu's condition of wisdom and character in a statesman. . . . He is the world's most accomplished plagiarist...
...resolved that the President's warnings are "hasty and ill-advised," a "serious blow" to U. S. Commerce & Recovery. After becoming so heated that it referred to the President as "the daring young man on the international trapeze," the Conference butted its head against the Roosevelt Sphinx with vain requests by cable and telegram that the President should "clarify the situation by outlining future policies...
...villains to seclude her for she is a known recluse and nobody is surprised when she appears to have gone into complete solitary confinement. The play demonstrates convincingly the devilish control which Abbott's gang holds over Miss Herries and portrays in highly dramatic fashion her noble but vain struggle to release herself. The gentle lady has an indomitable will and eventually she succeeds in convincing a visitor that she is not out of her mind and aid is called...
Third, recalling Jewish tradition that floods will follow when the Lord's name is taken in vain, introduces the earth, the letters for Yahveh, seven lines representing angels...
...maybe he'll have one, for the summer has been kind to the old fellow. His coffers have been filled. Vain thought that dreamers die! He was a reader this summer; reader to an old friend. He gave her poetry; saw the garden flowers for her; was her eyes through many a pleasant journey. She in turn told him tales which only the ripeness of age can tell: Of the court at Buckingham; of her romance; of the war; of her blindness; of the peace at Versailles...