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Word: woe (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...provided opportunity and an increased standard of living." Comparing back-lookers to dachshunds, he quoted: There was a little dachshund once So long he had no notion How long it took to notify His tail of his emotion And thus it was that while his eyes Were filled with woe and sadness His little tail kept wagging on Because of previous gladness. Nominated without opposition, resoundingly applauded were: for President, scholarly, perennial Norman Thomas, who had consented to be "drafted"; for Vice President, dachshund-quoting Maynard C. Krueger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Socialists Convene | 4/15/1940 | See Source »

...bless you in your bitter woe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Opry Night | 1/29/1940 | See Source »

...Finnish planes dropped propaganda pamphlets on Leningrad, in which Russian prisoners' tales of woe in the Soviet army were retold for the folks at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NORTHERN THEATRE: Winter War Is Ours | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

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