Word: reflectively
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...must find yourselves in a ridiculous position. And the hell of it is, it isn't your fault. As the University organ of the undergraduate body you are required to reflect the usual undergraduate headline activities--the Saturday football game included. As human beings of some intelligence, you must also realize that your are exciting a lot of fuss over an admittedly well-meaning but inept ball club. And as human beings of sensitivity you must also realize the price that must be paid by the large university for a winning ball club. Sometimes it is simply no more...
...velvet, thronged its towns, paid out hard silver for the works of its artists and craftsmen. Last week a sparkling display of the things they bought drew 11,000 visitors to Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. The armor, jewelry, tapestries, illuminated manuscripts, furniture, banners and polychromed sculptures on show reflect one of the most sumptuous eras of all time...
...published in English for the first time, have none of the depth and polish of Madame Bovary. Often, in fact, they seem to have been written in tired irritation, as if his quest for the right word in his novels had sapped him of energy for anything else. They reflect a dull life but a dedicated...
...Keats's charm and talent captivated the livelier literary people of his day. The letters written in his early 20s reflect the hope of his friends for his talent and the joyous confidence with which he shared their hope. "What a thing," he exclaims, "to be in the Mouth of Fame." And in another letter he bursts out: "I feel assured I should write from the mere yearning and fondness I have for the Beautiful even if my night's labours should be burnt every morning...
Last week the Katzes, young & old, were able to reflect at last that hard work, diligence, and long-suffering would be rewarded in the end. Katz finished out his year and received a warm letter of commendation from the President. Then, after resigning as ambassador, he took a job with the Ford Foundation, run by his friend Paul Hoffman. As a result, he would go right on being a European expert-but this time at home in Pasadena, Calif., center of year-round marbles, and a place where Johnny's three-year-old brother, Peter, could be cured...