Word: delayed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...PLUTARCH ON THE DELAY OF DIVINE JUSTIGE." REV. A. P. PEABODY, D. D., L. L. D.- LITTLE, BROWN, AND CO. The latest work by Dr. Peabody is a masterly translation of Plutarch's essay entitled, to render it literally "Concerning those who are punished slowly by the Divinity." The volume before us is the result of careful labor and research, containing. besides the translation, a full introduction, and elaborate foot notes. The work will be an important addition to the libraries of all interested in the study of Christian ethics...
...read the communication which we publish this morning, and be prompt in making payment to his widow. Mr. Fredriksen trusted to the honor of the students and kept no accounts, and consequently it is impossible to ascertain what is due him. We sincerely hope that there will be no delay in settling on the part of those men who employed the late expressman...
...coxswain of the '88 crew lost two screws from his steering geer, between the boat-house and the starting point yesterday. It was proposed to delay the race until this damage could be repaired, but this was forbidden by the referee. Knowles was obliged therefore to use a paddle...
...crew, followed by '87 and '88. No sooner had the freshmen come to the line than it became apparent that they, too, were in trouble, for the coxswain was holding in his hand the rudder, which had torn free from its fastenings. Finding that another half-hour's delay would ensue if this damage were to be repaired, it was decided that the race should be rowed at once, and the freshman coxswain was accordingly provided with a paddle with which to steer his craft...
...cases of this sort will soon put a stop to the nuisance, and we shall then experience the novel sensation of taking our exercise in peace upon our own grounds. We hope that the manager will not delay in carrying out his purpose, and feel sure that the students will gladly subscribe to pay for the added expense for the nine...