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relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
- It looked like a medieval fortress, with a Gothic cathedral grafted to its belly.1.1 — Part 1 Chapter 1 (40% in)
- He appeared, once, at a fancy-dress Arts Ball and created a sensation by his costume of a medieval stonecutter, scarlet velvet and tights; he was mentioned in a society-page account of the event—the first mention of his name in print—and he saved the clipping.1.6 — Part 1 Chapter 6 (46% in)
- ...private or public, in heaven or on earth; that he had been cursed by preachers, bankers, club-women and labor organizers; that he had better manners than the social elite whom he usually mocked, and a tougher constitution than the laborers whom he usually defended; that he could discuss the latest play on Broadway, medieval poetry or international finance; that he never donated to charity, but spent more of his own money than he could afford, on defending political prisoners anywhere.1.9 — Part 1 Chapter 9 (50% in)
- His rich white hair rose over his forehead and fell to his shoulders in the sweep of a medieval mane.1.10 — Part 1 Chapter 10 (1% in)
- It pleased her when Athelstan Beasely wrote in his column in the A.G.A. Bulletin, discussing the architecture of medieval castles: "To understand the grim ferocity of these structures, we must remember that the wars between feudal lords were a savage business—something like the feud between Miss Dominique Francon and Mr. Howard Roark."2.8 — Part 2 Chapter 8 (56% in)
- The situation is medieval and a disgrace to democracy.4.16 — Part 4 Chapter 16 (20% in)
- A face remote and quiet, with a dignity of its own, not a living attribute, but the dignity of a figure on a medieval tomb that speaks of past greatness and forbids a hand to reach out for the remains.4.19 — Part 4 Chapter 19 (68% in)
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