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Transporting us back to the 17th century is not the easiest leap for an actor, and under Strain's guidance, the entire ensemble manages pretty well to fend off the encroachment of contemporary mannerisms.

Theater review: Forum Theatre's dismal 'One Flea Spare' 2011

Strain's galvanizing portrayal, by turns airy and impassioned, infuses Spinoza with likeability: He seems very much the generous, if slightly distracted, soul described by those who love him and especially by Clara (Lauren Culpepper), the gentile with whom he is in love but for whom he won't convert.

Review: 'New Jerusalem: The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza' at Theater J 2010

And it's not just Strain's luck: responders to an informal posting for this story on an Internet message board shared similar stories.

Cut Your Tech Bills 2006

"Colonel Strain's compliments and desires to see the lieutenant at once."

A Wounded Name Charles King 1888

Strain's exaggerated self-esteem was deeply wounded by the Engineer's evident lack of appreciation of his greatness, and he would be glad indeed to bring him to heel, and convince him he would be wise in future to do homage instead of slight.

A Wounded Name Charles King 1888

In Strain's unfortunate expedition across the great American isthmus, where the journey lay principally through thick woods, several of the party died of starvation, and for many days the survivors were forced to subsist on the scantiest supplies of unnutritious vegetables perhaps never before employed for food by man.

Earth as Modified by Human Action, The~ Chapter 03 (historical) 1874

Lieutenant Strain's account of his perilous Darien

Social relations in our Southern States, 1860

In Strain's unfortunate expedition across the great American isthmus, where the journey lay principally through thick woods, several of the party died of starvation, and for many days the survivors were forced to subsist on the scantiest supplies of unnutritious vegetables perhaps never before employed for food by man.

The Earth as Modified by Human Action George P. Marsh 1841

But Strain's revulsion for New Orleans transcended race.

Friends of Justice alanbean 2010

Strain's new album, terrific; Terror, like Hatebreed, are a band best experienced in a live setting; if you read

MetalSucks 2010