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...went on to become the Democratic boss of Shelby County and sit in Congress. Three years later when Handy attempted to publish the song as Memphis Blues, he met with repeated rejections, finally sold it, rights and all, for $100. St. Louis Blues (1914) might have had a similar fate, except that this time, when no publisher was interested, Handy decided to take a gamble and put it out himself. It made him a fortune, still sells so well that it brings in royalties of some $25,000 per year...
...make war only when she was driven to it by some imperious and undeferable necessity of life. It is an empire of civilization and humanity for all the populations of Ethiopia. This is in the tradition of Rome, which after having conquered, associated the conquered people in her fate...
...into the rumble, and off they went to Boston. The owner, despite his jubilation, had portentous suspicions of a certain soft front tire and decided to purchase a new one before setting out on the lengthy journey. After much scanning and scouring of the streets of Boston, as Fate would have it, nowhere could they discover a tire shop that wasn't closed for the night. Before long the occupant of the rumble seat dozed off into a profound and peaceful slumber, such a one as only the froths of many beers can induce. A little later his two companions...
...minority views in this committee's report. It is accepted by unanimous consent without debate. That report constitutes the epitaph of ... seven strong men. . . . Their roll calls have all been answered. Their speeches have all been uttered. Their offices have been vacated by the decree of fate. Soon others will occupy their places. ... It is one of the inexplicable mysteries of life in which one surrenders his peace of mind, his tranquillity of soul and life under his own vine and fig tree for a disappointing, disillusioning ignis fatuus in the morass of public life...
...dialogue is effectively simple. There is little originality, and such familiar episodes as the avowal by the lovers that fate has meant them for each other, appear in this play. But they are handled, by playwrights and players, with a vitalizing skill. Neither is there much outright humor. The comic relief consists mainly in the mundane or drunken suties of Mr. Killiam and the unaccountable tricks of the man who works the lights. Thus all contributes to the winningly unpretentious impression that "The Wind and the Rain" imparts...