Word: far
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Princeton's sands the far reflections steal...
...Princeton's sands the far reflections steals...
...McCosh's letter shook the placidity that generally reigns at Harvard, and it was at once decided that the matter was far too serious to be settled by a secretary of arrangements. President Eliot took it in hand, and he wrote to Dr. McCosh in a dual capacity as President of Harvard University and as an intimate friend...
...far as these are the causes for bitterness on the part of the venerable and venerated Doctor, against Harvard and Harvard's president and poet, we can only deplore them and wish that the misunderstanding had not occurred, and that it may even now be smoothed over, without permanent ill-feeling. We trust that the Princeton Alumni who are supporting so vigorously - as 'tis said - their president in his mistaken quarrel, will adopt as moderate and pacific a tone as the Harvard Alumni, and devote their energies not to fomenting, but to allaying the strife...
...young men while absorbed in collegiate duties are led to neglect other duties even more important. Here there is offered an admirable opportunity to induce the students to think of other than their mere business duties. But the greatest care should be taken by the management to see, as far as it may be in their power, that those are brought into contact with Mr. Moody who will most profit by his work. This is the difficulty which always attends such work, and it is a difficulty to overcome which no effort should be spared...