Word: enough
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Trinity Tablet approves of spelling-matches, and laments the fact that the students of Hartford are not enthusiastic enough to engage in a contest with the High School girls. It complains that many men of "considerable literary ability commit the grossest sins against syntax and orthography," and it holds that spelling-matches will reform them. The writer of this article is certainly free from the faults of the able gentlemen whom he mentions; whether he shares in any of their other characteristics may admit of dispute...
...knew enough, traditions...
...pleasure. We usually do better, therefore, to skip volumes rather than pages. Because we cannot now read all that we wish on certain subjects, it does not follow that we should neglect them entirely. At some future time we may take them up again if we have learned enough to know what authors to choose among the many who attract us from all sides. Scorn not, then, all traits of the literary butterflies...
...that we rejoice greatly at the prospect of having these increased advantages placed within our reach is not to say enough. We are constantly reminded by our surroundings that there is nothing about which we are more in need of education than matters of art. "There is not a building, nor a corner of a building," said Mr. Norton not long ago, "with which a Harvard man can have any pleasant associations from beauty of architecture." But this is not all, nor is it what is most to our discredit...
...Monday evening; for the audience was as large as ever, and far more demonstrative. It is possible that the applause was so frequent because there were more personal friends of the performers present than usual, but I am inclined to think that the excellence of the performances themselves was enough to produce this result. The general opinion is that this was one of the best concerts given by the societies. The selections were varied in character, and ranged from the simple melodies of Haydn to the noble harmonies of Wagner. One thing which noticeably contributed to the success...