Word: familiarize
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Whereas we recognize a closer tie which bound him to father, mother and other loved ones and which was peremptorily severed in that the familiar face and voice greet them no more; therefore...
Nearly all are acquainted with the career of Dr. Dorpfeld. From Greece itself through the islands of the Aegean Sea to the coast of Asia Minor there is scarcely a place of interest with which he has not made himself familiar. He was trained as an engineer and architect. From 1877-1881, under appointment from the German government, he assisted in the excavations at Olympia. Since then he has devoted all his energies to original investigations which have brought before the public with a vividness never before possible the glories of ancient Greece. After his work at Olympia he carried...
...greatest of living Greek archaeologists, will give a series of lectures here will be read with pleasure by all members of the University, whether they are specially interested in the classics or not. Through his work in the recent excavations in Greece and Asia Minor, his name has become familiar to the general student as well as to the specialist in classics, and his original investigations have made him the foremost authority on the Greek theatre...
...this opera is best shown by the fact that it has held the stage wherever operatic music is known for over half a century, its original production having been made in London in 1843. Its tuneful melodies have been sung in every language, and its music has become as familiar on the concert stage and in the home as in its original form for stage production. Its earlier performances by the Castle Sqare Company have been made notable by the revival of many numbers not usually heard in the productions of later days; and Mr. Max Hirschfeld has always succeeded...
...every game played in Cambridge, football and baseball, for no one knows how many years, and he is always as interested in Harvard's success as the youngest and most enthusiastic undergraduate. When the fathers of those who are now in College were undergraduates, Old John was a familiar sight on Holmes field, with his shambling walk and uncouth salutations. The boldest would scarcely venture to guess at the age of this remarkable fruit seller. He is the same today as he was twenty years...