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...friend when, first returned from the Peninsula, I paced again in that long street of Damascus which is called Straight; and suddenly taking me wondering by the hand, 'Tell me' said he, 'since thou art here again in the peace and assurance of Ullah, and whilst we walk, as in the former years, toward the new blossoming orchards, full of the sweet spring, as the Garden of God, what moved thee, or how couldst thou take such journeys into the fanatic Arabia...
...unless by some marvel rare evolved Forever folded from all idler eyes Silent and secret still it treasured lies Whilst mine goes winding onward...
Calling in melody's bewildring thrill Whilst through dim leaves its partner dreams and glances...
Your comments regarding Royal Air Force lingo (TIME, March 22) were interesting, but could have been much more so. . . . Some of our idioms and phrasings . . . that you have chosen are not as universally used as your article would indicate. For instance, whilst "on a rhubarb" is used somewhat, the more universal expression is "on a piece of cake" or "on a piece of duff." Then again, you attempt to give the degrees of fedupness in terms of "browned off," "cheesed off" and "brassed off," but actually there are no degrees of fedupness, for when...
...they collected their warriors to the number of 85 or 90 and surrounded the spot; they then by means of a cord exploded the shell. Down goes Capt. Rains with a Sergt. Corpl. and sixteen men. On coming to the place he found an old "Koon" (sic) dead. Whilst he was kicking or turning the Koon over with his foot the Indians rose up and fired. The men behaved very handsomely, at once formed and extended. The chief of the party was twice seen to step out and fire at the Sergt. who was very active in forming...