Word: bitterness
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...order of rank for the first three years, - the obviously natural and proper method. Such a list should at once be posted, in place of the present one, to put a stop to the elation of some parents at their sons' supposed rise, - whose disappointment would be most bitter if they were not undeceived till Commencement, - and the regret of others at their sons' apparent falling off. There is no need of pointing out that justice should be done to the students, and true information given to their parents, without any delay...
...down upon the throng below, 'is a resting-point in a man's life, - a day which makes him forget to think about the future, and leads him to look back upon the years that are gone. And who can look back without a pang? who can recall, without bitter regrets, the pleasant days and kind faces that he has known? Ah! fair Class-Day revellers, your mirth only saddens me, and I turn from your beautiful faces to those which revisit me out of the gray past...
...took place on Thursday evening, the 10th, and the other on Tuesday evening, the 15th. He may well feel flattered by his audiences, for to make one's way through the Yard in a violent rain, even during daylight, is a hazardous undertaking, as we know from bitter experience; and on a dark night the paths, if discovered at all, are far from inviting. Notwithstanding, however, the most unfavorable weather, Boylston Hall was filled, even the aisle-steps being used for seats. We are still confident that, if the recitals had been brought to more general notice, Mr. Paine could...
...wisdom is not disputed,- it is submitted, that to open scholarships to the competition of all would be precisely the counteracting movement which is emphatically called for. The present restrictions upon these emoluments are discouraging to the sons of professional men who are just holding their places in the bitter struggle for existence. More youths from this numerous class - and they are often the best material for education the land affords - would seek Harvard, if, through their own exertions, they might hope to obtain scholarships. They understand that the sum allowed for their education must be reduced to the lowest...
...Sweet-bitter days in which is heard...