Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...public) of Mr. Blaine's relation to his own candidacy for the Presidency in 1884. It is written by Murat Halstead, whose opportunity for knowing all the facts was unequaled; and it embodies conversations with Blaine and an important unpublished letter written by him a few days after his defeat. Some very interesting portraits will accompany the article, and the Blaine letter will be reproduced in facsimile...
After their defeat at Shiloh, the Confederates gave up their aggressive policy entirely in the face of the overwhelming Union forces. Their new line of defense extended from Memphis and Corinth east of Chattanooga...
...date, in which it is proposed to improve athletic conditions at Harvard by "cursing out" our athletic representatives when they have had the misfortune to meet with superior teams. I am quite sure that if any one is calling on us to curse the football team for the honorable defeat of last Saturday, our months will be closed, like Balaam's, in the attempt. In other words, while we can all echo "Ninety-Four's" call for vigorous efforts and enthusiastic support, we can not be carried away by the exaggerations of his loyalty...
...College has seen a winning eleven, or a winning crew, or a winning nine. This year has begun badly, but let the College make it end better. Regard defeat not as a disagreeable necessity, but as a disgrace that can be borne no longer. Let the whole University back the crew, the nine, and the Mott Haven team with all their might and ninety-one's victories can be repeated...
Will a man play harder if he knows that after a losing game there are friends eager to crowd around and wipe away his tears, or if he knows that, defeated, he will be given the cold shoulder? I know this sounds hard, but success is worth the price. We want, not the spirit that accepts defeat with resignation, but the spirit that will not tolerate...