Word: granting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...James Grant, Bey, the eminent Egyptian scholar, delivered an address on Ancient Egypt in Boylston Hall last evening. He was briefly introduced by Prof. Cook as the most eminent authority of present time on the language, literature and art of the ancient Egyptians, and who is now in this country as a delegate to the medical conference in Washington. James Grant, Bey, replied to this introduction thanking Prof. Cook for his kindness and then commenced on the subject of the lecture, "No history in the world is so fascinating as bible history on account of its close connection with history...
Report of Commissioners of Immigration of Dakota, 1886-7; Lalors and Appleton's Cyclopedias (as above); Land Grant Acts...
...Tuesday evening, Oct. 11, at half past seven o'clock, Dr. James Grant (Bev), of Cairo, will give a lecture on Ancient Egypt in the chemical lecture room of Boylston Hall. Dr. Grant is a Scotch physician who has been resident at Cairo for the past twenty two years, and is an eminent scholar of Egyptian archeology. He will give a summary of the ancient history of this remarkable country, will show how the hieroglyphic writing was deciphered, and exhibit some remarkable specimens of Egyptian antiquities. All members of the University are invited...
...humanity thrives, charity increases. The best in a man, the best in a society, the best in the world has the right to rule the rest. For this the door stands open. Will man enter? That rests with him. 'Behold I have set before thee an open door.' God grant that you enter...
...self-announced candidate for President of the United States in every campaign, and would argue about his chances with unbounded confidence. When told one day in 1876 that an article had been inserted in a newspaper setting forth the strength of his claim for the nomination as against Grant, he became very angry, saying that if the Grant crowd were stirred up against him he would 'have no show.' His 'orations' and poems (generally written for him by some student) were marvels of polysyllabic nonsense...