Word: ever
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...asserted that culture results from morality; the absurdity of which statement becomes evident in the necessary deduction that George III. and a Chinese bonze would both be men of high culture. If the writer will but allow me to invert his proposition, I can cordially agree; for it will ever be true that high moral character is the most perfect blossom of true culture. It is worthy of notice that the writer, after a peculiarly spiteful attack on Harvard men, defines culture as perfect sympathy "with every mood, passion, and failing in all ages and climes...
...noblest hand that ever toiled...
...EVER since the beginning of things, the fact that one kind of food is best for the body and another best for the mind has been universally known and acted upon. That this law, however, could be further extended, and applied to the differentiation of intellectual qualities and capacities, no one seems to have imagined. That it can be thus applied I hope to prove...
This barbarous state of things should continue no longer. Let Harvard, ever foremost in improvement, adopt this last, this final reform, - the complement of the elective system. Then soon will she see her graduates far surpassing in learning and intellect those of the most renowned universities of the Old World...
...Reading-Room has been re-opened this year with fairer prospects of success than ever before, since this year an attempt will be made to conduct it as far as possible on a "cash basis." The old policy of engaging papers before the subscriptions were paid has been abandoned, and the room was not opened till a sum had been subscribed sufficiently large to insure the payment of this year's bills. We hope that the present committee will be able to continue this business-like beginning. Now that the pictures have been removed, we hope that the College will...