Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...game, as a whole, was the roughest and liveliest one seen on Jarvis this year. '89 played hard, and far better than a year ago, Perry, Griffing, Woodbury and Morgan being positively brilliant. The freshmen showed a deplorable lack of sand and science; Crane and Hunnewell were the only ones who did any playing at all, and Tyson and Higginson the only ones who tackled for anything but cap-tassels. At least three men in the rush-line are of not the least use whatever...
...five yards. Peabody punts to Price, and the ball is downed near Princeton's goal. However, Harvard loses the advantage. Her rushers do not block hard, and magnificent rushes of Cowan and Cook bring the ball into her territory, and Ames secures the first touchdown for Princeton after a brilliant rush. R. Hodge kicks a goal; time, 13 minutes...
...myself are left, the prominent lawyer of Boston, Sidney Bartlett, and our illustrious poet who gave the charming little song upon that occasion and who has given a noble poem upon this occasion and who, we all rejoice to perceive, has renewed his youth like the eagle, after that brilliant flight across the Atlantic and that rapturous reception by old England. [Applause...
...enthusiasm can be greater than that of the college graduate who returns to the scenes of his boyish escapades and of his scholastic hours. The independence and oblivion of college life is always a bright spot in his memory and the seeing once again makes the brightness turn to brilliant radiance and there arises an exhilaration and ecstacy which the undergraduate, steeped in his belief that all is vanity - not veritas - can never experience...
...desired, and all present heartily appreciated the care with which everything had been planned. That the judgment of the committee in the distribution of the parts was the wisest, no one can doubt who was present and listened to the speakers. Mr. Hamilton's oration was masterly in conception, brilliant in execution, and extremely dignified and impressive in delivery. His bearing and intonation gave abundant testimony to the fact that elocution is taught in an admirable manner at Harvard. We can assure Mr. Hamilton that every one of his listeners was at once impressed and moved by his oration...