Word: zeus
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Wright was always looked upon as a philosopher, but more practical than speculative. "His practical philosophy seemed equal to any emergency; and no strange and unexpected circumstances ever excited him to any more vehement expressions than the utterance of his sole exclamatory oath, `By Zeus!' uttered with a tone of unmingled surprise." With his chosen few, and with them only, he was a brilliant conversationalist...
...Zeus: When you come you must come in disguise...
...Zeus, when he called at his recognized hour...
...Zeus, the Thunderer, the Cloud-compelling...
...Zeus the father's splendid citadel...