Word: beasting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Titian's beast" as he calls it, "without any question was painted for a bagnio and it was probably refused because it was a trifle too strong. In truth, it is too strong for any place but a public Art Gallery." J. G. BUTLER...
...bugles of God to the beast...
...they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. . . . For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast. . . . And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. . . . and it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt. . . . And Pharaoh rose...
...Last week the Museum announced completion of the drawing, scaled to one-fifth life size. The creature was 30 ft. long, stood 17 ft. 9 in. high at the shoulder, had a tough loose-folded hide, long legs, thick neck, small, blunt head, enormous incisor teeth. A vegetarian, Baluchitherium ("Beast of Baluchistan") probably weighed 20.000 lb., ate 500 lb. of herbage...
Whether or not the beast will be stuffed, preserved, and mounted in the Union depends on the modesty of its assassin. To aid him in his decision there are two courses of action open to Freshmen, a petition or a Memorial Society meeting. The former is more likely to appeal to ebullient Freshmen...