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Word: highness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...have been impressed from the first by that general nobility of character and godlike quality that shines from Mr. Garner's countenance. The eyes are large, candid and idealistic; the mouth generous and honest to a fault; the nose shows strength and yet fair-mindedness; the brow is high and intellectual; the chin full of courage and loyalty to his leaders. All in all, this face of Mr. Garner's symbolizes all the nobility of the American eagle, that gentle unpredatory bird. I think it is most fitting that after 1940 that countenance should stand forth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 1, 1940 | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

...wrote on. Through the ceiling-high window, framing the long roll of grass, tired-green now with winter, came the faint honks of the cabs, rolling shoppers home with Christmas packages. Thousands of miles away, helmeted men squinted through bombsights; homeless families trudged despairingly through the snow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: It Shall Come to Pass | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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