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...shaman and guru, and obediently follows her in a ritual play-therapy. Through her he will be freed from his amnesia and vertigo--"You will be my healer," he pleads early in their friendship. And, indeed, the dizziness disappears when at last he climbs a steeple to steal the weather-cock she has so long cherished...

Author: By Jacob R. Brackman, | Title: Sundays and Cybele | 3/26/1964 | See Source »

...Freshman elevens at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton so far this year, it will be safe to say the University first year men have no easy task ahead of them. Last Saturday these Freshmen only tied Exeter Academy, 7 to 7, the New Hampshire team holding the position of weather-cock this year. The Yale 1921 eleven defeated Exeter 20 to 0, while Princeton scored 12 to the schoolboys 6. Thus Exeter which gave our team a thoroughly hard contest was unable to score on either of our opponents of the next two weeks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STRAW GAME PLAYED. | 11/6/1917 | See Source »

...Like a weather-cock's vane in a gale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: II. THE REVOLT OF THE GOODIES. | 2/11/1881 | See Source »

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