Word: fates
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...groundless insinuations. We are informed. . . .that the purpose in keeping the windows closed is to prevent the escape of the bad air and foul odors, and the terrible mortality among the inhabitants of Cambridge which would inevitably result.) The CRIMSON would be the last to desire any such terrible fate as that of being compelled to breathe air from Harvard 6 to befall the worthy citizens of Cambridge; but we desire, nevertheless, to suggest a way in which our present trouble might be obviated. . . . Let a powerful steam-engine be erected in the basement of Sever, with air-pumps...
...editors of the paper whose first issue appeared yesterday, it will not be because their efforts are undeserving of success. In spite of the prophecies of their far-seeing minds, we wish them heartily all manner of good fortune. Nor can we see any reason why the fate of their enterprise should be doubtful, unless, perchance, the standard they have set themselves will raise expectations which it will, be next to impossible to meet. It is to be regretted that they take it so much for granted that the papers already established will treat the new-comer harshly. We, certainly...
Professor Kittredge dwelt first on the significance of the weird sisters and said, "It has often been observed that the word 'blood' runs through this tragedy like a scarlet thread. It is no less certain that fate and metaphysical powers are prominent in every line of the play. Thus the tragedy of Macbeth is unescapably fatalistic, although the author does not render the bloody deeds of his hero inexcusable...
...speaker then sketched the relations of Macbeth and his wife, interlinked with the plot. Carrying them through the murder of Duncan, he showed the hero becoming more resolute as fate tightened its grip. "Lady Macbeth", went on Professor Kittredge, "is an indispensable support to her courageous, but none too steady, husband. Following the scene with Banquo's ghost, the heroine instills renewed vitality into Macbeth's flagging spirits...
...mutterings, the whole background of the Russian Revolution; the Glee Club vivified this remarkable feeling to an extreme degree. No one who heard them will ever doubt their greatness everyone who heard that song will feel confident that of the elements necessary for the working out of Russia's fate, the power, at least, is there...