Word: anxiousness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...affairs of other countries, so that it is now no uncommon thing to find half the editorial space in a morning journal, or a long article in a leading review, devoted to the last kaleidoscopic change in a European cabinet, or indeed among European nations. Unless the reader, anxious to keep himself posted on current events, is quite well acquainted with the different forms of government in use in different countries, he soon becomes hopelessly entangled among Gallicans, Legitimists, and Republicans; a vote of want of confidence leaves him as unsettled as it does the cabinet against whom...
...would be glad if the work were undone. Those who believe in the best man for every office, without regard to anything else, are now willing to leave the matter to be decided by the sober second thoughts of the class. A majority of its members are apparently anxious to see the offices vacated, and then refilled in a meeting distinguished by the absence of " put-up-jobs" and all sorts of wire-pulling. One of two things will certainly be done, - either a new election, perfectly open and free, will be attempted, or the class will split...
...passed me by in collecting the fares. Usually I could not be better pleased than by cheating the conductor; but upon this occasion I stepped up and gave him my ticket. A Sophomore called out aloud, "Freshman." A mucker whispered audibly, "Guess he stole it, so anxious to get rid of it." But I did not care what a Sophomore or a mucker thought. I was rather pleased that such characters had so poor an opinion of me. I was cordially received by the family where I called. I aired some of my newly acquired philosophical knowledge to two young...
...more, it seems to us, than is the case with the average undergraduate of flesh and blood. Notwithstanding what we have said of the book, it is readable, and its faults are amusing. We advise those who want only to be entertained to read it, but we trust strangers anxious to get an idea of Harvard will not pin their faith to any great extent upon this production...
...would be unnecessary to say anything against the system. Perhaps one boy can learn the alphabet more quickly than another, but it is necessary to look after both to have them learn it at all. With Seniors the case is not precisely the same. Most of them are anxious and willing to learn, and the Faculty has unquestionably done much in the last few years to aid them. Some unnecessary restraints have been done away with and if others remain it ought not to be questioned that they will be removed when those who have it in their power...