Word: thunderous
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...here is another one of those frequent cases when Burn's famous works about the plans of mice and men holds true. Some will of course say that the Vagabond has been restricting himself solely to intellectual pursuits to ward off the wrath of those whose thunder bolts are so prone to descend upon the poor benighted during the dreary hours of November examinations. That, indeed, is not the case-and with a weekend directly upon us need anyone be important and enquire further...
After the tree fell the small and peaceful deity made Metabel crawl into the bruised tangle of branches so that when Joseph found her there he would think the top part of the tree had fallen on her. There was a thunder storm that night, and Musket, who was an old dog and had just had a somewhat exhausting love affair, was annoyed at having to sniff about the damp slippery woods all night. In the morning Joseph found Metabel and promised that he would not cut down any more ash trees. He even kissed...
...some great steeds, bah Jove. There's Charley I've had him ever since old John Ringling brought me and the rest of the family to this country 15 years ago. And then, there's Thunder he was born in a terrific storm; that's how he got his name. He was nearly killed several years ago when he reared and struck his head going into a box car. It was just midnight on New Year's Eve some New Year present, eh wot? The other two are Ned and Johnny. Those horses are just like children to me look...
...play itself, however, was hardly a match for the importance of the occasion, when one considers what might reasonably be expected from the author of "Where the Blue Begins," "Thunder on the Left," or even "The Romany Stain." "Pleased to Meet You" is the name of the play, an dit came out first as a short novel in Harper's during the past summer. The novelette was subtly satirical and financially fantistic. People said of it, as they say of anything of Morley's which they do not clearly understand. "What delightful fantasy?" Furthermore when the Morley sense of humor...
...hour before the storm struck with lightning-like swiftness, a desultory thundershower had played about the western horizon. There were jagged flashes of lightning, almost incessant the continuous low rumble of thunder, interspersed with an ominous crackling and a gathering darkness...