Word: began
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...lecture last night, on Human Life and Ideals through the Dark and Middle Ages, Professor Marsh began by emphasizing the importance of comparing the present confusion in the forms of art, education and religion, with its growth and development from the Middle Ages. When the fall of the Roman Empire took place, all civilization and culture was enveloped in darkness. From that time until the 12th or 13th century, the whole world was undergoing a complete revolution, as far as civilization was concerned. The skepticism and superstition which had played so important a part in the fall of the Roman...
...long time the growth of this new life, - this new civilization, was slow and uncertain. But the key-note of growth of culture is always the mingling of religious, social and political influences. In Gaul we find the starting point of this growth. Then Germany and the Celtic races began to have a definite place in the constitution of this new civilization. By degrees monasteries, schools and convents sprung up in all parts of Europe, and it is to this fact that we owe the knowledge which we have. For the collection of books in these various places have been...
...scriptural poems, it had a most powerful influence in the growth of culture. This growth extended through all the centuries from the 6th or 7th, when the new language of France was born, up to the 13th, when a new world had manifestly sprung forth. Arts of all sorts began to assert themselves. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany and England all formed a new world in poetic life. And finally in Dante we see the magnitude of the growth in civilization and the overwhelming power of the revolution which had been going on through these many centuries...
There were 500 men and boys in line when the sale began about 10 o'clock. Hundreds of other students, unable to be in line because of required attendance at recitations, had boys in line to purchase their tickets or secure their places. Manager Wright, it is declared, had all these ejected, with the excuse that no one outside of the university, unless known personally by him, could buy tickets...
...crowd which turned out for the foot ball practise yesterday afternoon did some very lusty cheering throughout the game. The practise began shortly after three o'clock and with a short intermission continued till almost five. The noteworthy feature of the play was the team work and general good play of the second eleven. The first eleven seemed to be still a trifle tired after their hard game on Saturday and unable to play with much snap, and the result was that the second eleven backs made long gains through the 'varsity rush-line. White scored two touch downs...