Word: decrepit
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...fortunate in obtaining both of these requisites in great abundance. Those who have seen the plays of the Cercle before are already familiar with the dramatic powers of the Scott brothers, but never before have they had parts which suited their style of acting so well. The tragic, old, decrepit, and insane Marquis stands out above all the other parts under the remarkable interpretation given it by War-wick Scott. No one who saw the play could help from being thrilled by the fourth act, the climax of the drama...
Secondly and equally important is the custom of the financially decrepit Seniors begging a few humble pennies from the generous Freshmen. The object of this Freshman philanthropy is one of the worthiest met with in a college career--it is the Senior Picnic. Let every member of 1916 come to the steps behind Memorial Hall with his pockets well filled with small change to help give the Seniors a last grand party...
...Hapgood discusses "Carlyle's Estimate of the Eighteenth Century." He does not agree with Carlyle that it was a "decrepit, death-sick era," when Addison, Defoe, Richardson founded the essay, the newspaper, the novel, when Burns, Goethe, Schiller were enriching poetry; when science was making enormous strides under the impulse of Franklin, Newton, Herschel. The writer concludes with a comparison of "Carlyle's harsh estimate" with "Mr. Lecky's admirable summary...
...take off his hat, which he threw to a table near him. Having taken his seat, he stared at the company for a while, expectorated a second time, and finally, calling the waiter, remarked "Brandy!" in a voice whose twang rivalled that of the most decrepit old piano...