Word: vigors
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Author Lewis doesn't let him have an easy time. Aaron falls half in love with a girl he meets at the Missionary Home, Selene Lanark, "all vigor, speed, tautness . . . She was on the tall side, slender, rather tanned: olive-brown of skin with a wonderful smoothness to it ... Her eyes had the tint of black glass . . ." Presently he discovers that Selene is a half-breed, that her father is a rich trader living near Aaron's Mission of Bois des Morts in Minnesota. When he gets there, Aaron finds how much there is to do before...
Eagle Lion's new vigor also springs from a deal with David O. Selznick to distribute nine of his "classics" (e.g., Rebecca and Intermezzo), three of his current films and possibly two new ones
...vigor displayed by the Engineers in the opening period temporarily baffled the varsity and accounted for a 5 to 4 edge briefly enjoyed by MIT. But in the second and third periods the Crimson outskated, outpassed, outshot, and outwitted MIT, scored nine goals and would have scored more had not Scott Connor played so well in the Tech goal. Connor had an unofficial total of 42 saves...
...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...
...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...