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Word: ossa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1922-1922
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...interesting--especially for those being discussed. One has something of the feeling of Mr. Cobb's goldfish when all his moral traits and characteristics are dragged triumphantly to the light. Sometimes, too, there is a temptation to wonder if the critics, in their zeal, are not piling Pelion upon Ossa, and driving their proud victims to further limits in order to uphold the reputation laid at their thresholds. For above all we of the younger generation are anxious to please--and if we are expected to be shocking, shall we not do our best to give satisfaction? But when everyone...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR IMMORAL YOUTH | 2/18/1922 | See Source »

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