Word: affront
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...honor and to withhold honors where the character of the incumbent of the chief magistracy is not such as should be commended to popular exaltation. This course may give rise to much bitterness, and will, perhaps, be taken by a large portion of the governor's supporters as an affront to the people by "Boston aristocracy. . . This probably ends the attendance of the governor in state with the Lancers at the Harvard commencement, a parade which might as well be cut off for good. -[Springfield Republican...
...blame. Certain graduates of Harvard without, as we are convinced, due consideration of both sides of the question, choose to impute to the Harvard crew dishonorable motives and actions. This proceeding is, in our opinion, thoroughly unjust, inconsiderate and ill-advised. Furthermore, it is an insult and affront to the students of Harvard who, relying upon the words and statements of their crew, as gentlemen of honor, are thus publicly rebuked. Columbia, it is possible, will place more reliance upon the word of honor of the Harvard crew than have certain graduates of Harvard itself. If not, it is certainly...
...coloring displeased him? And yet his act at Memorial was exactly equivalent to this. He entered the hall, to which he had no official claim, and insulted those who rightly held authority there. Nay, more, he did not simply show a contempt of the Directors, but offered an affront to the Corporation; for it was a usurpation of their rightful prerogative. Was he really ignorant of his functions, and did he only discover afterwards that the Board of Directors was not under his control? Then why did he not do what the most ordinary instincts of courtesy would have dictated...
...last number of the Crimson contained an article entitled "Waiters." Unfortunately, and entirely unexpectedly to us, this piece has been regarded by some members of the University as an affront to, or rather sneer at, themselves. We have already, in the Advocate, made a statement in which we deprecated the view of the matter taken by these gentlemen, and we wish here to uphold what we there said. There is no class of men in College whose feelings we would so much regret to have hurt in any way as those who, by efforts and sacrifices which all admire, fight...
...inferior one, but that Oxford probably would, as Harvard is considered there the representative college of America, and, too, they felt they were under some obligation to us, owing to our former race with them. He advised sending over first unofficially, as Oxford would be loath to put the affront upon us of refusing a direct challenge, which they would consider was done by a refusal, but circumstances might arise that would make it impossible for them...