Word: aire
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...morning air flower-scented...
...remarkable air...
...fact, these signs of new life and vigor are seen in all; from the dig who emerges from his den to breathe the tonic air of the Port, to John Reed at his work in the Yard. This general wave of new life and vigor which has passed through the whole College is encouraging, as it seems the forerunner of events which will bring honor and reputation...
...brings into play the muscles of the lower limbs to the exclusion of others. On the contrary, the chest is one of the parts most benefited, and by the quickly succeeding contractions and expansions necessary to sustain a rapid gait, the lungs are constantly receiving fresh invoices of purer air than any indoor exercise will admit of. We know of a case where a young man who had lost his voice so as to be unable to speak above a whisper entirely regained it by a walk to Boston from a town in the western part of the State, taking...
...which turns the scale of unworthiness: he is never "tried in the balance and found wanting"; he has attained the philosophic knowledge that contentment is great gain, and that while doing "good by stealth, and blushing to find it fame" he has run not as one that "beateth the air," but has steadily attained the goal set before him for his after career in life...