A man who seethed with resentment against the elites he felt lorded over him with their superior connections and Ivy League educations, the never-popular Nixon suffered crushing loses in the 1960 presidential campaign and his 1962 race for the California governorship.
Even a well-established country like Austria can feel lorded over by far-larger Germany.
Gaze at this from the terrace, which offers a few tables and chairs for weary feet, and you just might feel a lord of a manor.
If you find yourself in a room full of drunk groomsmen and it starts to feel like Lord of the Flies, run... It's probably not a good idea to make out with groomsmen, bridesmen, or bridesmaids..
"I prayed, and I felt like the Lord wanted me to get back into a public-school system," Mickey recalled recently.
Baseball's twists and turns can wring you out some days, but this one felt like "The Lord of the Rings".
King recalls the feelings of excitement and liberation, and then of grim terror, that he felt while reading "Lord of the Flies" for the first time.
"India's historic win at Lord's felt like a lifetime ago when they were bowled out for 94 on the final day at The Oval.
I've taken a lot of pride in being an independent, capable woman, but lord it felt good to have him escort me home like that.
RF: Simon concludes his review by saying, "On p. 163 of Chinaman, my old neighbour W.G. Karunasena reminisces about how he felt 'watching Wettimuny at Lord's in 1984, the first time I realised that a Sri Lankan could be as good as anyone else.' I don't give an all-girl softball team captain's toss for cricket, but I know a bit about writing.
"It feels like the lord is really doing his work in gathering us together," he said.
