Word: greatly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...copy of Luden's, one of Giesebrecht's History of Germany, one of Stith's Virginia, one of Brodhead's New York, one of Ewald's "Our Constitution," etc., etc., - books either too rare or expensive for a poor man to think of buying, but for which he has great need at certain times in the year...
...heart that she persuades the horse to run away, throws the reins out of the buggy, and faints. By a wonderful gymnastic feat the Puppy seizes the reins and stops the horse. Upon remonstrating with Beatrice for her peculiar behavior, she replies, with great presence of mind, in a quotation from Cherbuliez' Meta Holdenis (which, however, is not given as a quotation), "Since I had not your heart, I was determined that no one else should." The Puppy proceeds to take her home, where she is immediately seized with a fever, on her recovery from which she and the Puppy...
...German plan," and "if Harvard, the leader of advance in this country, adopts the German plan, our descendants shall go to Harvard." A short experience in the charms of monthly examinations would probably change this writer's mind. The Spectator is eminently interesting, and noticeable for its great good sense...
Another point it would be well to look to is the arrangement and kind of seats. At present the College has quite a varied assortment of benches and chairs, but the popular verdict seems to be that they are all more or less uncomfortable, and there will be great interest taken in what will next be given us to rest on. We have even heard it proposed that every man should provide his own chair, - a plan which certainly would make a novel and interesting recitation-room ; for if there is one thing on which every man has certain...
...very evident, also, that we have great need of a large lecture-room. Fine Arts 2, a course which has a larger attendance and which exerts a greater influence than any other elective, requires a much better room than can be at present given to it. To take notes and sit with any ease in Upper Holden is wellnigh impossible; while the difficulty of showing engravings and illustrations to the class is very great. This leads to another idea. There is no reason why the recitation-rooms should not be made attractive. If rope-matting be out of the question...