Word: familiar
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ever since held. In 1871 he succeeded Dr. Woolsey as president of the college. With the exception of his "Books and Reading" and his "American Colleges" and "The American Public," nearly all of Dr. Porter's books are upon metaphysical themes. But the work which has made his name familiar to every school-boy is his revision of Wesbter's dictionary, of which he has been for many years the principal editor. He has also been a not infrequent contributor to the reviews. President Porter stands, by general consent, in the front rank of American metaphysicians; and his sermons, like...
...Parvenu" will hold the boards at the Museum next week, which is the fourth and last of its presentation. All who are familiar with the individual merits of Barron, Warren, Mrs. Vincent and Miss Clarke have enjoyed to the fullest extent this charming comedy, and the crowded houses go to show that it has been as successful financially as in popularity...
...parlance, "puts plenty of beef into his oar" at every stroke. Then come Hudgens, tall and squarely built; Clark and Hammond, men of height and brawn; Sawyer at No. 2, where he rowed last year, while Cabot, last year's No. 3, occupies the bow. The stroke is a familiar one to those who have watched the Harvard crews for the last six years. It is the same that Bancroft, the best boating man known at Harvard for years, taught his crew in 1876, and which the Harvard crew pulled in their victorious races...
...advent of any literary work of an undergraduate is always a waited with interest and pleasure by both the college and social world. This was especially recognized when the work of Mr. Hudgens, of the class of '84, was presented to the public, and is but natural when the familiar character of the composition and the position of the author are viewed. The writer informs us in the modest preface that the poems contained in the volume were written, with the exception of two of the shorter ones, before coming to college, and this statement must dull, it would seem...
...features, and the Narragansetts were unable to better their lead, while it was very evident that their jerky stroke was beginning to tell on their form. The University Crew, on the other hand, made glad the hearts of every Harvard man who was there to see them give the familiar "old Harvard swing," that has so often brought victory to the crimson. For a while they kept their 35 stroke, but at about a quarter of mile they raised it to 37 without any apparent effort and drew up to the Providence boat who at once spurted...