Word: better
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...better, forsooth, had we two never...
...Witness the imbecilities of men brought up apparently on moral pap. Their gentle nature shudders at the thought of the disgrace of being watched by proctors, and yet does not hesitate to allow this watchfulness to justify them in a deception and a lie. The poor creatures know no better, for they have no sovereign standard of conduct within themselves. But imagine the discomfort the tender souls will meet with in the world, where the existence of policemen and penitentiaries will be a constant imputation on their virtue; and they will become miserable if indeed they do not become...
That the color known as crimson being unsatisfactory to the majority of the students, it was deemed necessary to select a shade of red which should better meet the requirements of the College. Your committee has chosen Cardinal Red for the following reasons...
Patriotism and reverence for the old, the venerable, the heroic in the past, are rarities nowadays. There is no better incentive to intelligent, whole-souled patriotism than the study of the past of our own country. Every true patriot may well exclaim with Edward Everett: "I should feel ashamed of an enthusiasm for Italy and Greece, did I not also feel it for a land like this...
Yale is to row a slow stroke of 32 or 34 to a minute; Harvard, the old stroke of 36 to a minute. Whichever wins, we shall probably have a long newspaper discussion, attempting to prove that the stroke of the winning crew is the better stroke. One trial proves nothing. the successful stroke for a number of years will be a more convincing argument...