Word: ancient
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Nowadays with grin and jest--as if the war had just begun and were going well. But a short time ago it hurt to see the little dogged, glum crews that read the news of back, back-fighting, fighting--losing ground--French ground. Then the war seemed a very ancient interminable thing--but now! Ah, it is young with hope and confidence and faith. Hail, the French spirit that can live on faith alone for four long, losing years--to celebrate so gaily an allied push...
...ancient Chinese painting has been recently added to the exhibits at the Fogg Art Museum through the gift of Charles L. Freer of Detroit, a collector of Chinese art and an authority on the subject. It is a large picture entitled "Ancient Pines and Rocks," attributed to Li Cheny, a master of the Sung Dynasty. It was painted in the period when the feudal regime was at its height and shows in a marked degree the influence of that regime. According to authorities on the subject, the work was composed...
...they often did between the periods of Alexander the Great and Napoleon; the lesson that civilization virtually is a union of righteousness dominated by the principles of justice, humanity and freedom, and that upon these principles, and against the ruthless tenets and savage practices of the imperialism of ancient times and of the Middle Ages nations which are civilized can agree, and will co-operate successfully, even though some of them may be Christians and others believers in Buddhism, Mohammedanism or other religions. --Boston Transcript...
...British are not a phrase-making people and their stubborn defence of Ypres has not been illuminated by a slogan, like "They shall not pass," the battlecry at Verdun which set France aflame. But in a less spectacular way their struggle around the ancient Flanders town symbolizes the British tradition in the war as the struggle for the Douamont and Vaux fortresses and Dead Man's Hill symbolizes the tradition of the French. It was at Ypres in November, 1914, that the British regulars, the "Old Contemptibles" of the gallant first expeditionary force, stemmed the German attack...
...addition to these entries for the prize competitions, April 1 is the final day for receiving the theses of candidates for the degree of Ph.D. in 1918 in the Divisions of Ancient Languages or Modern Languages, and of History, Government and Economics, as well as the last opportunity for men to hand in their applications for second-year honors...