Word: dimly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...took a moment for our eyes to adjust themselves in the dim light. Then all at once we discovered, in a standing posture, leaning against the wall, a human skeleton. His hands were upraised grasping a rope of twisted bark. Far above, in the shadows, we could make out the metal of a huge bell. The clapper, which had fallen to the floor, was worn with long usage...
...whose light is partial see partially. He whose light is dim sees faintly. Any one has light enough to be visionary, but only he that clearly sees, can see a vision. It is for all the watch-towers of learning so to throw their rays upon the path of life that our people may have clear, white light to guide them on their...
...eminently successful attempt to recreate the dim past and make it stand out as a reality to present-day readers...
...painting, which is a decorative design rather than a formal picture, is by Pierre Laurens of Paris. In a laurel enclosed circle, the idealized figure of youth--standing against a background of dim hills--holds a flaming lamp which, through the sacrifices made to keep it lighted, still burns brightly. Symbols of what youth gave up to do its part in the world war are depicted in the lower left corner outside the circle. At the lower right are various war emblems, while in the upper corners doves bearing olive branches are faintly suggested in the center, at the bottom...
...sartorial traditions and takes its initial step in the fight for lower clothing costs. The decision to introduce a variegated color scheme into the Eli's apparel will lend a touch of brightness to the sombre shades of the campus, while the Yale profiteer-baiter may steal through dim vaults and transepts without disturbing the tranquility of the Chapel...