Word: constant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Carlisle's Plan ought to be immediately enacted by Congress. - (a) Present condition of Treasury serious. - (1) Constant loss of gold. - (2) Bond issue furnishes only temporary relief. - (b) Prolonged agitation undesirable. (1) Repeal of Sherman...
...houses greet the players at every performance. No one should lose the opportunity of seeing him as General Josiah Limber, the greatest success of his professional career. He shows up in the most ludicrous light the defects in our political system, so that politicians themselves are kept in a constant laughter. The satirical view in which the comedy is written and the clever manner in which the leading character is developed make the entertainment especially attractive. Miss Rush, as Cleopatra Sturgis, the Twentieth Century Woman, is undoubtedly a great success. Combining with beauty the talents of a truly delightful comedian...
...friend Garrison. Five years later he laid down a life which had done for the cause of American liberty a deed which may not be forgotten by those who consider themselves true Americans. The eloquence, wit and sarcasm of Wendell Phillips were unequalled. His pity and sympathy, and his constant open-heartedness, were far-famed. His love for the city of his birth was intense, and he expressed it many times in his public speeches...
...only was the entrance of many of these students boisterous in the extreme, but the disheveled appearance, and language of one or two at least was such as to make a young girl at my side shrink in disgust. During the whole performance not only was a constant noise kept up, but the actors and actresses were guyed and annoyed, often most insultingly, and had it not been for the courage of the chief actress, who finally refused to proceed with her part until quiet had been restored, the performance might have ended in dire confusion...
Gulick was born in Spain, and lived for some time in Yokohama, Japan, before settling in Springfield, where he prepared for college. The circle of his college friends was not large, owing to his close and constant application to his studies, but all who knew him could not but respect his high character and conscientious devotion to his work...