Word: awed
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...youth, Caruso loved Bronx Park, he was no moral stickler, he was fond of his spaghetti, his jokes may have been coarse, his "abdomen large." But Caruso had a voice, whoever gave it to him, God, Lucifer, or Nature−it was there as natural as morning, as awe-inspiring as the elements. A super-voice needs no claque, sirs, and what's more, this voice had none. Ask the box office of the Metropolitan Opera House who was the only tenor they had that could draw a capacity house or an overflowing one! Ask the standees...
...examine the propaganda of art. In his newest book, "Mammonart," he champions the thesis that since the dawn of human history, the path of success for a writer or artist has been through the glorification of the ruling classes, and through teaching their subjects and slaves to stand in awe of them. With magisterial rod in hand, Mr. Sinclair proceeds to classify as evil all those writers who consciously or unconsciously voice the propaganda of the ruling classes, or who write without a moral purpose...
...Earth trembles; hearts are filled with awe...
...Lost World. The brontosaurus is usually a static creature. Propped on rods and wire, he observes the world with a stolid papier-maché curiosity from the floor of some museum. He is observed with awe and agitation by the restless seekers after cultural novelties. Now at last has the brontosaurus come to life. He is abroad in his native state, awkward, menacing and gigantically saurian. He can be viewed by the restless seekers after stimulation. In short, he is in the cinema. The film (from Conan Doyle's tale) is unimportant in narrative. An English youth would like...
...recent criticism of that institution, in your periodical, with a good deal of sorrow. I don't believe that you have all the facts that we have; for instance, take the eclipse. You saw it of course? Although not all of us had the privilege to be among that awe-stricken multitude who stood on tip-toe on the hills of Westerly, there are certain results that go far to convince one that you are quite wrong...