Word: brilliantly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...recent production of the "Birds" of Aristophanes was regarded by the committee as rather a hazardous undertaking, for although Greek tragedy has now abundantly proved its power over modern audiences, it was thought very doubtful if the old comedy was equally suitable for revival. And, notwithstanding the brilliant success of the performances, this doubt has been in great part justified, for most of the fun and fooling in the play resembled a modern pantomime too closely to be very interesting or impressive, while when the satire was mot of a modern kind, its point was entirely missed, except...
...were already many wrinkles, she looked a plain, unhealthy woman, her shoulders had the student's stoop, and her movements were constrained and full of gaucherie. She was careless, almost slovenly in her dress; but I mentally excused all this in her feeling sure that her concersation would be brilliant enough to make amends for all her other shortcomings. But what was my surprise when I found that she had scarcely anything to say for herself. Her conversation consisted almost of monosyllables. There was some little discussion concerning music going on around us, and after the ceremony of introduction...
...from me to say anything derogatory to Canon Farrar who early proved himself a brilliant and accomplished classical scholar, winning fourth place in the first class of the classical tripos in 1854, and a Trinity fellowship in 1856, besides many of the highest prizes in Greek and Latin verse composition. But his studies and experience have hardly been such as to render him a sound judge of university education, and he has shown in his remarks an ignorance of the broad and liberal system that has been doing such good work in England, outside of the small circle of Harrow...
...ball got into the air. In one of the scrimmages Cowling was injured and was replaced by Russell. Just before the end of the first three-quarters the ball was forced well up to our poles, when suddenly Peabody slipped out around the Yale rushers and after a very brilliant run deposited the ball clear in the centre of the field by a long punt. Our line was no longer threatened and time was called with the score 5 to 0 in our favor...
...from their ground. Several times our full-back failed to either mark his fair catches or to return the ball, and so Yale gained the full length of her kick. Good catching by Henry and Peabody kept Yale away from our poles though for some time, while several very brilliant runs and drop kicks by the former aroused unbounded enthusiasm among the spectators. Dennen made a very brilliant run which was followed by another of Twombly's, but two remarkable tackles by Codman kept Yale back and soon another fine play by Henry drove the ball up the field. This...