Word: following
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Dante entered the infernal regions. The road was so steep and so gloomy that Dante hesitated to go on further until Vergil tells him that he has been sent by Beatrice to lead Dante from error into the path of righteousness. Dante on learning this declares he will follow him and will trust him. The poets enter through the gate, which bears the onmious inscription, "Leave hope, ye who enter here," and came into a scene of suffering and lamentation. Passing through the first great crowd of moaning wretches, and crossing the Charon, they come among the souls that...
...Peet is trying Carter in that position, who is doing excellent work for his weight. The crew goes to the boathouse direct from college, and after practice has a run to quarters. They are under strict discipline while at the villa. A bath and a good rub-down follow their return from practice. They are allowed about half an hour to dress for dinner, which is ready at 8 o'clock...
Commercially, no better example of the effect of geological conditions can be seen, than the case of New York. A commercial centre is always at the junction of two or more lines of transportation. New York has not only the Hudson with its tributaries, and the railroads which follow the rivers, but also a good egress to the sea. In former geological ages the Hudson was merely a river valley. Now, however, by the tipping of the land through which it flowed, the Hudson has become the deep sea way, which has made New York the greatest commercial centre...
...regards transportation, not only ships but all other methods of conveyance follow the courses allowed them by the geological formations which surround them. This is especially well illustrated by the frequency with which the railroads follow the course of the streams. And as the settlement and growth of a country depends to a great extent on transportation, so transportation depends entirely on the geological features of the country...
...shall be very glad at some time in the near future to follow the suggestion of "Ninety-five" and reprint Professor Taussig's article on football, which appeared in the last number of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine...