Word: comparison
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...sermon was a comparison of man and the lower animal. The speaker demonstrated the superiority of the former by his advantages of mind, reason and will; recounted the love of God for man and ended in an appeal to man to think of the things now and to act upon them...
...best rushes on the field. He was also the surest tackle back of the line on his side. Williams made one or two good runs, but his work was not remarkable. Barbour's passing at quarter-back was good, but his work suffered greatly by comparison with Dean's. Morison and Bliss, who took Williams' place, made some good gains. Morison through the center, and Bliss through the ends of the line...
...lecture concluded with a larger development of the comparison between Hegel and Schopenhauer and a summarized estimate of pessimism and the method to bear...
...Comparison of Schopenhauer and Hegel...
...comparison with this the Vedas religion was much older. It began its development in the early stages of polytheism. Later there came to be one chief God not superior to all the others, but, so to speak, chief among equals. This chief God was Varuna, the enveloper of heaven and sea. The conception of this great enveloper was very beautiful. Dr. Everett read a hymn to Varuna which almost reached the lofty idea of monotheism. But the worship of Varuna gave place to that of Indra, the God of thunder showers. Here again the religion rose to the verge...