Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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These courses cover valuable fields of knowledge which heretofore have been little traversed, except by special students. The King James version of the Bible, in particular, has never received the attention to which its peculiar literary merits entitle it. An attempt has been made to convince the public that as a translation it is a poor and inadequate piece of work. That question it is not worth while here to discuss; but it still bids fair to remain among the imperishable classics of our tongue. For its extraordinary merits as a piece of English place it above the rank...
...write a complete history of an act of Congress was, said Dr. Hart, impossible; he should attempt only to trace the outward life of the River and Harbor Bill of 1887, as an illustration of the methods of Congress and of financial legislation...
Wilkinson opened the eighth with a hard hit to left centre for three bases; a base hit sent him home, and the attempt at put out allowed Parnhall to reach third. The next two men retired in order; Willard's muff of Morrison, dropped third strike allowed Parnhall to score, and a moment later Morrison scored on Mumford's fumble of a grounder from Etyenne...
...Howard was thrown out at first by Linn; Travers made a base hit, stole second, went to third on Hunt's hit, but both were left on bases. Spencer being thrown out at first by McLeod; Slade made a hit, stole second and third, but was out on an attempt to get home; Campbell flied out to Howard; Linn reached first on Slade's out, stole second; Mumford struck out, but catcher missed third strike, threw wild to first, sending Linn home and Mumford to second; Vila was thrown out at first by pitcher...
Brown scored a run in the second on a hit by by Brownell, a fumble by Bingham and a wild pitch. In the third three more were added to their score on an attempt at put out, a wild throw and Quick's home...