Word: antagonistically
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...campaign which ended in the surrender of Vicksburg and Port Hudson was one which called for generalship, as the forces on each side were about equal. The result proved that General Grant was more worthy of fame than his Confederate antagonist, General Pemberton. That the delay in taking these cities was so great is not due to any superiority of force or ability displayed by the Confederates, but because Nature stood in the way. The possession of Vicksburg was of the greatest importance to both sides. Situated on a series of high bluffs at a sharp bend in the Mississippi...
...antagonist is our helper" is a phrase which Matthew Arnold has taken from the mouth of Burke and is fond of quoting. Harvard does not lack such helpers. Even her own sons have done her this service, not to mention such critics as Benjamin F. Butler and the redoubtable Dennis Kearney. The words of Phillips and Emerson in their Phi Beta Kappa orations were memorable and satutary in their way. Ex-Gov. Long, also one of her sons, has been recently indulging in criticism of the college. At the annual dinner of the Harvard alumni in Washington a few weeks...
...dueling weapon is somewhat like a rapier, but longer and flatter and quite dull with the exception of three inches at the point. This part of the sword is shaped like a razor and has as keen an edge. The great object of the duel is to cut your antagonist's face, and so disfigure him. A surgeon is always present to dress the wounds and control the fighters. Generally the duel is short and lasts but a few moments. Occasionally, when the duelists are both fine swordsmen, the struggle may last for twenty or thirty minutes. When...
...fenced in the gymnasium before. As Foote had drawn the bye, the first bout was between Smith and Underwood. Both men appeared quite proficient, and displayed great agility in lunging and parrying. Underwood's left-handed thrust proved very effective. He succeeded by a dexterous turn in disarming his antagonist several times, and finally won the bout by 7 points...
LIGHT-WEIGHT SPARRING.Final bout. - The final bout of the light-weight sparring was between Page and Ayars, the winners of the previous bouts. Page had an advantage in weight, being about 7 pounds heavier than his antagonist. The latter, however, by the excellent showing which he made in his first bout, was expected to make a good...