Word: graces
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...picture of the quiet and peace of the ocean scene is a delicate piece of painting that strikes one strongly with its deep tinges of classic spirit, and makes one think of Homer. In truth, there is throughout this poem a healthiness of sentiment and grace of form that bring into only too unpleasant relief the affectation and crudity of some of the others...
...will challenge in good grace the educated world to prove more than one fundamental principle, the primary origin of all things, and also to prove any intrinsic value in subjects and objects, without harmonious inspiration in harmony with natural laws. I can give a genuine key to all the so-called inspiration in harmony with the Deity...
...grounding in the leading departments of human knowledge as the entire course of many of our Western colleges affords. The Review confronts us with such a mass of statistics in reply as well nigh to appall us. Nevertheless, we are willing to accept the statistics with a good grace, and yet not recede from the essential point of our thesis. We instanced Oberlin as an example of such a Western college; in this, perhaps, we do a partial wrong. On the plain ground of requirements and of subjects prescribed for freshman recitations, the statement could by no means justly apply...
...contest. The height of the bar at standing was 4 feet 2 inches. The contestants went over easily, and the bar was gradually raised. Bachelder withdrew at 4 feet 7 3/4 inches, having failed to go over at that height. Edmands and Soren were applauded for the ease and grace with which they jumped, and as the stick went up inch by inch all the contestants were applauded. Morison and Soren retired at 5 feet 4 1/4 inches. Denniston was awarded the cup, with a record of 5 feet 5 3/4 inches...
...Grace Leacock died in Buffalo yesterday aged 100 years...