Word: closer
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...duty! O Popoi! how sad! how sad! Earth does not contain a more pitiful spectacle. And I wonder if any cruel Nemesis will reduce me to such a lot, and at once a cold chill pierces my marrow, my hands involuntarily seek my pockets, and I draw my chair closer to the fire, hoping for the best...
...Economy the field should be enlarged so as to include "a survey of the political arrangements under which men live, instead of being confined, as at present, to the laws which govern the production and distribution of wealth." In History they say the different courses should be brought into closer connection, so that their bearings from a common centre may be shown. Two new courses in Greek are recommended, one by which a complete view of Greek culture may be obtained through the English, while the other should be reserved for those who aim at accurate scholarship in Greek...
...ball was run up and down from one goal to another, Wetherbee of the Harvards making two beautiful runs. Harrington of Tufts kept up his well-earned reputation until he was disabled, and although he pluckily kept to his work, Tufts felt his loss and the ball stuck closer to their side. Herrick with a beautiful run and drop-kick at the side of the field, thirty yards from the goal, sent the ball between the posts, and Faucon rushed in and secured the ball. The Harvard men rushed pell-mell into the field and chaired Herrick, though their enthusiasm...
...have been asked to call attention to the number of "loafers" who are often about the boat-houses. They distract the attention of the workmen from their proper business and are in the way of the students, beside bringing the latter in closer contact than is desirable with the mysteries of professional oarsmanship. It should be understood that the boat-house was built for the students, and not to serve as a boating exchange...
Doth bind him closer down to earth than yonder worm...