Word: witness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Died. Oliver Herford, 71, writer, artist, Manhattan wit of the 1890's; after long illness; in Manhattan. Most famed Herford witticism concerned his wife, of whom he said: "Peggy has a whim of iron." Like Whistler, he wore a monocle, liked to squelch bores with such jibes as: "I don't recall your name, but your manners are familiar...
...carefully concealed critics and poets gravely debated the merits of this bogus verse and school, argued solemnly whether Poet Emanuel Morgan was a genius or a fraud. In Guest Book Author Bynner again reveals his keen eye for literary and other pretensions, his delight in exposing them with wit and a minimum of malice. Less frankly humorous than his verse play, Cake, less grave than his contemplative Eden Tree, Guest Book nevertheless contains several sprightly amusing poems, several that strike a deep note of sadness and concern. Hospitable and urbane, Author Bynner has among his 70 guests a Communist...
This column, they tell me, requires real literary style. It is reputedly not only the best written column in the paper but the cleverest. Since I am a news man, I am reported to possess neither intelligence or wit. While I have no intention of relinquishing my dubious claims to modesty, I am sure that we all think this little idea of mine shows a great deal of originality...
...airplane in the 15th Century. All his life he returned again & again to the study of the flight of birds, the flow of water, the wherefore of wind, the movement of horses, the muscles of men. Of this mass of unfinished work, none of his heirs had the wit and industry to make anything...
Originally taken down as stenographic notes at Pareto's lectures, The Mind and Society reveals its origin by its formlessness, by its expositions abandoned half-complete, its digressions that often interrupt its arguments. Occasionally it reveals a trained lecturer's wit, and frequent sardonic asides suggest the old professor addressing students who have not won his respect. No democrat, Pareto would not simplify his thought for the masses, felt that the secrets of history were harmful to most. In his will were rigid provisions that no popular exposition of his ideas should preface his books: "My sole interest...