Word: graces
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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During the twenty-four seasons (from 1864 to 1888 inclusive), Dr. W. G. Grace has played, in first-class matches, 721 completed innings and scored 32,814 runs, an average of nearly 45 runs an inning. He has made 100 runs and upwards in an inning no fewer than one hundred and thirty-five times, being not out in twenty-five of these innings. His highest scores...
...great source of annoyance and inconvenience for those who rely upon gas-light by which to do their evening reading, to have the light grow so dim that they can scarcely distinguish the letters before them. Such a state of affairs must, however, be borne with the best grace possible for the next two or three days. A leak has been discovered in one of the principal gas mains in Cambridgeport and while this is being repaired, the college dormitories are dependant upon the gas supply brought over from East Cambridge. The work of repairing has been rendered doubly difficult...
...services were conducted by Dr. F. G. Peabody, assisted by Dr. Mackenzie. Dr. Peabody spoke impressively of the life of the great man at whose funeral many had gathered a few hours before. He said that we must ask ourselves what it was that gave that life its grace and charm. It was the simplicity, the childishness, the purity of mind that marked the greatness of Asa Gray. He had kept his simplicity because he had not thought of himself, but had been filled with the sense of unattained duty, of the great aims of life. The whole life...
...Huntington, rector of Grace Church. New York, will preach in the Chapel tomorrow evening...
...begin to revolve around themselves" in a ride to Boston. "In June" is very melodious and sounds like two rich warm opening chords to a pastorate symphony. One regrets the absence of the pastorate symphony. "Ma Contemporaine," a translation from Beranger, is not well done. It lacks entirely the grace of the original. Following this there is a well-written and interesting study on La Rochefoucauld. The quotations are chosen with a great deal of diserimination and accomplish their object of illustrating the points called up-a very rare thing, by the way, in student essays. "Mr. Hutton...