Word: commands
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Isac was a plain "everyday" man and does not seem to have seen visions. And yet his trustfulness is seldom duly appreciated. If Abraham was faithful in his willingness to sacrifice his son at God's bidding. Isaac was also trustful in giving himself when he had heard no command. Isaac's life was pure, honest and practical. Jacob was, at first, mean and sordid; he ground his brother's inheritance from him and cheated his father. However, the trouble that came to him in later life helped to make him God's child. And at all periods...
...certain point in the inauguration of the governor of this state a phrase is addressed to the people "govern yourselves accordingly." They have expressed their decision as to the power they wish to have over them and must now fulfill their part of the obligation and govern themselves. This command is a brief statement of the path to liberty. The laws are to be made a part of the citizen's nature and are to be obeyed by him spontaneously and freely. If a man loves law so little, and has lived according to it so rarely that he hesitates...
...each and all have a certainity of one seat apiece? It is no answer to say that many are not satisfied with one. At present nobody, save a favored few, is sure of one seat; it is a scramble in which private influence and the largest purse alone can command success...
...There was hardly a candidate of them all who was as heavy as the centre and guards ought to be. In spite of repeated calls upon the class, no suitable heavy men turned up and the aaptain and coaches had to go to work with the material at their command. It is incredible that there should be no heavy men in Ninety-five; and if Yale should prove stronger on Saturday, the freshman class will have to realize that its own lack of proper spirit and enthusiasm is to account for the result...
...steady, hard punter, but a deadly drop kicker. How much the position of captain will affect his play remains to be seen, but it will have to be a serious drawback to counterbalance the work of which he has shown himself capable. The men he has under his command will enjoy that prestige which comes with victory, and the mass of college players from among whom he will draw his men to fill any gaps in his ranks is larger in point of numbers than ever before. A good part of them also have been well broken...