Word: dwelt
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...speaking of the Franco-Russian alliance, M. Tardieu termed the arrangement both practical and efficient, but dwelt upon the weakening of the support afforded by Russia after the late war in the East, and also on the personal ascendency which the Czar exercised over the Kaiser. Since the conference at Algeciras, the relations between the two countries have been placed on a more satisfactory basis, though the terms of the treaty remain the same...
...lecture dwelt upon the origin of the Menorah, the seven-branched candle-stick, in the festival described in the Book of Maccabees. He went on to describe the 500 years' struggle between the Hellenic and Hebraic ideals, which culminated in the annihilation of the Jews as a nation after the conquest of Judaea by Titus. Beauty was the Greek ideal, while that of the Hebrews was goodness, and of this the Menorah was emblematic...
...annual reception of the Catholic Club in Phillips Brooks House last evening. The president of the club, W. Fletcher '08, was in the chair, and introduced the speakers. The first of these was the Rev. J. J. Farrell, spiritual director of the Catholic students at Harvard. He dwelt upon the increased importance of the organization, and upon its assumption of the leadership of the newly formed federation of Catholic clubs in American colleges, together with the great responsibilities entailed...
...closing the debate for the negative, H. D. Smith dwelt upon the actual detriment to service which would result from the policy of municipal ownership. He showed that in the street railway business success is impossible unless the management has continuity and efficiency, and he pointed out the fact that in New York City with its frequent upheavals and constant political uncertainty, these qualities could not be preserved. He cited the failure of the Staten Island Ferries, recently taken over by the city, as an example of the inability of city officials to cope with undertakings of this nature...
...speaker then dwelt at some length upon the injury to the moral welfare of the city which would result from the policy of municipal ownership. Graft and corruption have prevailed in New York City politics almost without interruption ever since the earliest recollection of the oldest inhabitants...