Word: haggard
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...express the drum beats of a rising nation with hoof beats; they charge right into the spectator's heart. But after the first half of his film Griffith reins in his Pegasus. He strives to increase the suspense by drawing out his scenes, which often makes them thin, haggard. His favorite trick of shifting scenes abruptly demands-at times-a jackrabbit alertness. But through It all runs a simple, yet eloquent romance. Griffith has made history and fiction listen to their master's voice. The battle of Bunker Hill is done with all the sincerity of the original...
...cortege entered by the doorway over which is inscribed "The Way of Peace." Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by her brother, Wilmer Boiling, followed, with Mrs. William G. McAdoo and Miss Margaret Wilson, daughters of the late President, and Mr. McAdoo, white and haggard...
...students, and eating like them for several months only a piece of white bread and a cup of coffee a day "I am personally ashamed of our Universities' record." he said "While Harvard students have been living in plenty, thousands in Europe have been starving, their pinched and haggard faces betraying a terrific struggle for existence. Many of us have despaired of help for Europe coming from her statesmen, all our hopes are centered in her students. By all her great traditions, Harvard belongs in Europe helping them." For the last three years. Professor Harlow has been in charge...
...cycle, is the same story as that told by "She and "Ayesha", but this time is told by the Child of Wisdom herself. It is the story of her life--interesting, but without the flavor of reality which was the outstanding feature of the first two books. Sir Rider Haggard is not so young as he once was. He has lost much of the power of fiery action and intriguing suspense which made his earlier books deservedly so popular. Here and there we see flashes of the sparks that once flew from his pen--the destruction of Sidon, the battle...
...mystery story to while away an idle hour, "Wisdom's Daughter" is good; as a work of Sir Rider Haggard, it is far below the level of his very real ability...