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Virility See also Beauty, Masculine; Brawniness. Fury, Sergeant archetypal he-man. [Comics: “Sergeant Fury and His Howling Commandos” in Horn, 607–608]
a “natchal man” from Black River country. [Am. Lit.: Hart, 428] Hemingway’s hero assumes manhood by assertive act. [Am. Lit.: The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, Magill IV, 1130–1133] cigarette advertising campaign established new symbol of virility. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.] male generative power personified. [Gk. Myth.: Espy, 27, 224] symbol of maleness. [Folklore: Binder, 85] symbol of maleness. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 59–60] in poems by T. S. Eliot, symbolizes the sensual, brutal, and materialistic 20th-century man. [Br. Poetry, Benét, 978] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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