Word: fates
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...most that Lord Elgin was allowed to do thus far was to make drawings of these works of art and this was permitted only on the receipt of five guineas from each artist daily. In 1801 Abercrombie defeated the French and the fate of the Parthenon no longer rested on the result of the campaign in Egypt. At this time, De Hunt, chaplain of the British embassy to Constantinople, conceived the idea of moving the marbles themselves to London and finally in 1801, after some reluctance, gained permission from the governor...
...Harvard Shooting Club held its weekly meeting at Watertown yesterday afternoon, and under very unfavorable circumstances finished the matches for this month. All through the month it has seemed as if particularly cold and disagreeable days were the fate of the club, and yesterday was far from an exception, the extremely chilly air and strong wind making it very hard to do good work. The following is the list of the winners in the three matches, with their score, each score out of twenty birds...
...thoughtful article on politics entitled "The Spirit of American Politics as shown in the Late Election," by Charles W. Clark, and "Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries." The poetry of the number is "Brianda de Bardaxi," by Henry C. Lea, which is a weird description of the fate of Circe's victims...
...game there was one feature connected with it to which we may look with pleasure-the enthusiastic support given the team by Harvard graduates. Between four and five hundred were present at the game, cheering lustily for their alma mater. Such loyalty was certainly deserving of a better fate. To these graduates and to the undergraduates who followed the fortunes of the football team, the college owes its thanks...
...some victories with the oar, a Harvard graduate was the only coach for the crew, but because he received compensation for his services, the faculty judged him to be a proof seasonal, and forced upon the boat club his dismissal. This short-sighted policy met with the fate it merited. A regular professional coach was secretly tried, and the result which the faculty most desired to bring about was com palely frustrated...