Word: wane
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Such is the gravity of the situation. We have faith in the British and preclude the possibility of such a defeat. Yet the power of the German army, which we had believed on the wane, is exhibited once more. We need not deceive ourselves in believing that anything but a long struggle is before us. Barring the unexpected, we have a long road to victory. It is for us Americans, who, even after a year, are still upon the threshold of an appreciable participation, it is for us to redouble our efforts toward effectively aiding those heroic peoples who have...
...difficult to be merry at this time; too many of us will feel the loss of friends too keenly to enter into the usual Yuletide spirit. For whether the war has directly affected our family or not, the thought of its existence is enough to make Christian enthusiasm wane a little. This will be Christmas when we can and must get away from thoughtless amusement, from that kind of jollity which is concerned only with personal pleasures. It will be more like that first Holiday nearly 20 centuries ago, when a small group of a great race rejoiced that...
After football there will still be the emotional ministrations of Dr. Sunday. Brightening the corners at the Tabernacle and perhaps darkening the corners of the mind, that interest will wax and wane. After that we know well what great thing will come. It will be Christmas, and the holly and misletoe, and the joyous annual exchange of gifts. No human interest like Christmas! Once it did not exist at all in New England! It was necessary to create it. It was created, and it filled the bill. It came in response to a demand of the human heart. There...
...should work longer than we play. In addition to these, there is a place for the other quality which is neither work nor play--but just nonsense. It stimulates the appreciation of gravity by way of contrast, and without fuel of this sort, enthusiasm for serious ideals might wane. Like all curatines, it should be taken with moderation, yet its advantageous qualities must not be denied. Our mental and spiritual health demands a licensed escape from responsibility logic and accuracy...