Word: carelessly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...right whatever to injure and deface property not his own. And no man would mark up a book borrowed from an individual if he expected ever to borrow another from the same person. It is the doing of a comparatively small number of men who are thoughtless, or careless of the rights of others,- some of whom may be in the habit of annotating and marking their own books. The difficulty is that, so many evidences of the practice existing, men assume that it is a harmless and common custom. A general disapproval of the practice would do away with...
Complaint has been made that the bowling alleys at the Gymnasium which are now in good condition are likely to be entirely ruined by the careless way in which some men during the past two days have dropped the balls on to the alleys instead of throwing them in the proper manner...
...done towards undoing a despicable act. But the taking back of such a charge as was made in this case, never receives the prominence of the charge itself. Every man has the power of inflicting immeasurable injury on others by even the most groundless imputations. A careless use of this power is morally unpardonable, if it is not absolutely criminal...
...giving exhibitions far away from Cambridge, it has been urged that the clubs have given to the public at large a distorted view of academic life. What has been called "the butterfly side," the apparently careless, frivolous part of college life is said to be brought into prominence, while at so great a distance, the earnest, scholarly side is entirely lost from sight...
...Parke stayed most of the time in the backcourt; he did not run to the net more than six or seven times during the entire match, and was thus at a disadvantage, as he lobbed poorly and generally failed to pass Wrenn at the net. He played a careless game and did not seem to be in as good form as he was last Friday, when he defeated Ingraham...