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...certain issues. This change, the Pope believed, was shown by the cardinal's "physical condition . . . which is indeed inexplicable except as a result of a secret influence which may not be publicly revealed."* He referred to the Cardinal in his ordeal: "A man endowed with the full vigor of a forceful nature suddenly appears so weak and mentally unbalanced...
...friends could say in his favor that he had also proved himself an honest and able public servant, with a quick, retentive mind, inexhaustible vigor, and considerable political courage. His point of view, born of the Dust Bowl, was honestly arrived at and stoutly held...
...governor dived into the crowd which was gathered for the free barbecue-40,000 pounds of meat, and plenty of beans, cake, orange juice and Florida celery. He shook hands, posed for photographers, handed out chunks of cake, and hugged giggling women with democratic vigor. Then he went off to watch the parade, which had 127 floats, and bands, and herds of bathing beauties, many of them tossing oranges at the crowds...
This newspaper will not knuckle under to the fears that are gripping the timid, the small-minded, and the owners of ski resorts; it is just such a super-natural, cosmic crisis that can call forth in the individual a stamina and vigor which transcends ordinary, day-to-day courage. Besides, the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts snow within a week. That's good enough...
Daddy In the Mines. Connolly's answer, which spreads the blame over a wide area, is written lightly, wittily, and with essential gloom. Mr. Shelleyblake's first novel is generated by a youthful vigor and freshness ; it stands out from the tired works of his older contemporaries. The publisher is pleased, and promptly asks Mr. Shelleyblake if he is at work on Opus 2. Mr. Shelleyblake is too shy, or too ambitious, or too much in need of money to admit that having just blown his top in Opus i he hasn't got enough steam...