Word: grim
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Jesus contemplated and for which he prayed is the unity of the whole Christian world. The primitive Christians were closely united and St. Paul spoke repeatedly of the universality of divine love and righteousness. The church, it is true, has not always been true to this, and in a grim despair has made its doctrines narrow, but some of the early belief can always be traced in them...
...much time: Prof. Taussig, Grad. Mag. III. P. 300; Pres. Eliot's Report for 1894, pp. 16-18.- (x) Summer training.- (b) Predominance of athletics injurious beyond college.- (1) Exeter troubles: CRIMSON, Dec. 18, 1894.- (c) Lead to bad blood.- (1) Unfairness must be met with unfairness, or grim forbearance, until alliance ends.- (d) Not for the best interests of Harvard's prestige and good-fellowship with other colleges.- (1) Such relations make her dependent upon an alliance.- (2) The University's stand has always been independent...
Beside the roads one often comes upon old houses, some shaded by trees and overgrown with vines, and others standing grim and bare. There are also old mansions surrounded by large lawns and gardens...
...Quakers became evident before the game was far advanced. Harvard was severely handicapped by the injury of five of her players, including the captain, two backs and the centre rush, and that the team played the game they did under such disheartening circumstances does them the highest credit. The grim determination with which they kept up a plucky uphill fight when all hope of winning was practically gone, showed a spirit of which Harvard's supporters may well be proud...
...Parkman's Conspiracy of Pontiac, Chapter I, beginning, "Of the Indian character much has been written foolishly" and ending "his look of grim defiance," to be translated into Greek...