Word: felt
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...churches of San Ambrosio in Milan and of San Michale in Pavia are probably the oldest existing types of Lombard Romanesque. The early builders were rude and feared to attempt much, hence most of their buildings have not lasted. Gradually the Italian influence made itself felt and the buildings became more beautiful. The sculpture was especially rude; but imaginative. The Lombards had no liking for saints and crosses, for church decoration, but preferred animals and dragons, usually in attitudes of fighting. But they did not always have this way. Lombard workmen could not always be obtained, and when Greeks...
Those of us who attended the Junior dinner Wednesday evening will long remember the occasion with pleasure. There we felt that we were not so much individual Harvard students as members of the class of '97. It was a time that many of us had anxiously awaited-a time when our class might meet for pure social enjoyment-not merely a meeting of half an hour for election of officers, after which we would disperse until the election of another year...
...reform. No greater service can be rendered in the army or the navy than in civil life, in fighting against the predominat evils of the time. Our resources have been so great hitherto that not even bad legislation or incompetent officials could retard our steady progress. We have not felt that there might be dangers in fostering class interests. But now other nations are coming to the front, and we must work hard to keep pace with our rivals. To this end we must put only experienced men in positions of trust. With trusty men in office we need fear...
...with great pleasure that a report from Arequipa, was received at the Observatory, stating that the Bruce photographic telescope, the most powerful of its kind in the world, had arrived in safety. This telescope was sent to Peru some time ago and considerable anxiety has been felt as to its safe arrival, as it was rather a dangerous voyage from here to Arequipa...
...Fogg Art Museum, which was dicovered yesterday morning is one of the most contemptible acts that has been perpetrated in this University for years. It is a piece of cowardly bravado that merits no further comment, and we should have passed it over in silent disgust, had we not felt that as the daily paper of the University, it was our duty to voice the strong spirit of indignation that has been felt throughout the University...