Word: wands
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...could persuade both sides of the 23-month-old Spanish Civil War to lay down their arms and peacefully mediate their differences. Last week Great Britain's peace-talking Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, slyly let it be known through "authoritative" sources that he was considering waving a magic wand in that direction...
...magician has waved his wand! Now there is no fleet here at all! No damned fleet at all, damme...
During this period six college presidents were touched with the magic wand. Except for A. Lawrence Lowell the recognition was not due to any starting contribution to education, but rather to a strange habit of reciprocity among American colleges. In the field of government Samuel Seabury rendered a great public service, but degrees were similarly bestowed upon A1 smith, Orden Mills, and Secretary Wallance. Even the casual reader of the Bible will admit that it much easier for a rich man to enter the Sever Quadrangle than the gates of heaven, and it is hard to see how being President...
...combined talents of George Gershwin as composer, DuBose Heyward as librettist and Rouben Mamoulian as director have been welded by the Theatre Guild's skillful wand into "Porgy and Bess" an "American Folk Opera" of unique distinction. Although it is essentially operatic material Mr. Gershwin has put his work upon the legitimate boards through a desire to give it broader circulation than it could achieve through operatic channels, and a good thing it is indeed...
...love one must strike while the heart is warm. Already the Vagabond has found the sleeping princess--and a beautiful one, too! Already--valiant fellow! --he has slain the fire-eyed dragon. Already--oh clever one! --he has cut a piece from her priceless veil. Already--with his wand--he has awakened her from her magic sleep; already seated her on her golden throne. And things thus far are going well. Already he has approached her with these sweet words: "My fairest princess, dost thou not know me?" Then the expected answer: "My noble Knight, I know thee...