Word: age
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...fame over the vast extent of territory where the Arabic language has been and is studied. They are looked upon by nations and scholars as models, and have been studied and commented on for hundreds of years. Mirroring as they do the spirit of their author's age. and having greatly influenced Arabic literature in succeeding ages. they deserve the attention of every one who is interested in general literature or in the history of Islam-that religious system whose adherents are said to number two hundred millions, and whose rapid spread in Africa has been the cause of much...
...most extraordinary literary enterprises of the age is Alden's Manifold Cyclopedia of Knowledge and Language. It is much more than a "Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge." It is also a dictionary of the English language, including every word which has a just claim to a place in the language...
...have disturbed Asa Gray's faith. I wish to say that through his whole life Asa Gray was a student of theology; but Darwin said he had no time for studying religious truths. Gray observed Sunday; Darwin did not. As to the growth of the soul in old age these men stand in great contrast. Darwin was a mighty river, but ran on one side of the island and could not run on the other. He was one-sided. Asa Gray retained, on the whole, a better grasp of modern thought...
...Williams, 155 lbs.; 3 Van Rensalaer, 151 lbs.; 2, F. R. Bangs, 161 lbs.; bow, Parker, 146 lbs. The average weight of all the candidates is 154 pounds-a slight loss compared with former years. Their height is a trifle over the average and their age just about the average...
...course of their lives, but because they are not in search of these truths they slip by unheeded. It is of inestimable importance we learn early in life to develop our faculties for seeking only what is good. But it is necessary to devote our youth and old age to this search if we wish to find truth in its symmetry, beauty and grandeur. The Lord will not mock our aspirations or our wants if asked in faith and reverence." The anthems, which were much better than customary, were "Hearken unto Me, My People," by Sullivan, and J. C. Knox...