Word: distant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Gawain sets out soon after in search of the Green Chapel. After encountering many dangers on the road, he finally arrives at a large castle in a forest. Here he is handsomely entertained by the hoast, who tells him that the Green Chapel is but two miles distant. The day after his arrival Sir Gawain asks to be allowed to rest in bed, being tired out with his travels. The host then makes a proposal that each one should give the other what he gets on that day. The host goes deer hunting. During the day the mistress...
...freshman just arrived from his distant home first passes through the college gate, he reads upon the wall a legend which strikes a new note in his life...
...them the abuse of privilege in the use of reserved books in the Library. Already many men in the larger courses have complained that of the comparatively few books it is impossible for the instructor to have set aside for general use, the most important are frequently hidden on distant shelves. They are thus always at the disposal of the individuals who are selfish enough to sacrifice the interests of all the other members of the course to their...
...Berkeley Oval management proposes to erect at the finish of the hundred - yard course a stand made up entirely of private boxes for pleasure parties. Arrangements have been completed for quick transportation to and from the Oval on the days of the games. The grounds are only fifteen minutes' distant from the Grand Central Station, and only seven minutes from the terminal station of the elevated road at One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street. After 1 p. m., trains will be run every ten minutes. The contests will be so accelerated this year that the last event will be decided...
...lecture instruction work, which started in Philadelphia, has extended to distant localities. Centres have been established in forty-five of the sixty-seven counties of Pennsylvania, and courses have been held under the society's auspices in eleven other states - New Hampshire, Massachusetts. New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Louisiana. Dr. James estimates that over 20,000 people attended the various courses during the last year. The object was to reach all classes of people. During the progress of the enterprise it has been found that the women were the first to appreciate...