Word: fitly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...captain, Mr. Bancroft, seems to be making every exertion to fit his men for seats in the winning boat, and his efforts are earnestly seconded by the earnest work of the candidates. Mr. Dana is at present coaching the crew with good success...
...ended our conversation on philosophical topics, and whatever else I attempted to remark he took pains to deprecate. At last a little girl of the family came in complaining that she wanted to open a bottle of colored ink for her drawing, and no corkscrew could be found to fit. I offered to try to open it with a common screw and a string, as I had seen a friend do here at college. I tried and succeeded. "Thank you," cried the little girl. "O, how nice!" said her older sisters. The cousin smiled contemptuously, and observed, "Quite an undergraduate...
...furniture and general aspect of our College rooms? Is there so much similarity in men's tastes that they converge by some natural law towards red curtains, cheap prints (obtained we all know how), photographs of Soldene, Aimee, etc., etc.; or, is it merely because it is easier to fit up a room after the stereotyped pattern of one's neighbor's, than to exercise individual taste...
...ought so far to conquer his aversion to any particular vices that whenever he meets a new man he can gauge his character, he can set off his good points against his bad ones; and if he finds that the good points predominate, he can safely call him a fit man for a friend. The safest rule to govern your own conduct is this; Never do anything which you are ashamed to confess. If you stick to this you will not have to lie, and if you can avoid lying you will find that your course through life will...
...there should not be a good fire in the furnace of the Chapel, I fail to understand. As long as attendance at prayers is made compulsory, and is not regarded by the powers that be as a luxury to be made use of sparingly by the student, it seems fit that they should take some care of the body as well as of the soul...