Word: bring
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...possession is ill-defined. It is to be hoped that the Tennis Association will revive sufficiently to take some action in regard to the occupancy of courts and the terms of possession. Some equitable rules should be drawn up to govern the distribution of courts, and to bring about some satisfactory solution to the vexed questions now pending of ownership, and of demand for new grounds...
...Arnold, drawn after the painting by C. F. Watts. The following sentences occur in the article: "But the Greek drama was, as Mr. Arnold recognizes in his admirable preface to "Merope," the child of peculiar social and theatrical conditions. We cannot, even at Harvard or Balliol, hope to bring back those conditions. . . . The preface contains, perhaps, the briefest and most lucid account ever yet given of the nature and aims of the Greek drama, and of the functions of the chorus." Mr. Lang, himself a graduate of Oxford, gives us a glimpse into the results of the system of compulsory...
...interest afforded by the numerous events. Although a direct contest, like sparring or fencing, is bound to elicit more enthusiastic attention than most other events, yet no complaint could be made on that score for Saturday's meeting, despite the absence of either of these events. That Harvard can bring out so large a number of contestants with a programme so varied, is yet another proof of the popularity of general athletics among her students. After such a series of successes as these three meetings, the college can well appreciate the peculiar advantages and opportunities it possesses...
...obtain in Montreal the best quality of lacrosse sticks, and bring them here for $1.25 apiece, provided I take a dozen or more. If, then, those gentlemen who desire them will leave their names and the price at 50 Matthews before March 30, letting me know at the same time whether they use right or left sticks, I can promise them the best quality of Canadian stick, such as is used by the Montreal Lacrosse Club...
Emile Zola is writing a new play for the Odeon; the manager has asked him to be as discreet and virtuous as possible, so that they may announce the play as one to which any young girl might bring her mother...