Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...clashing of knives and forks that followed the taking of these pictures was a strong argument in favor of the lunches; or else the twenty seconds of restraint and cessation from labor were almost too much for hunger and human nature...
...young lady, in a class studying physiology, made answer to a question, that in seven years a human body became entirely changed, so that not a particle which was in it at the commencement of the period would remain at the close of it. "Then, Miss Lisle," said the young tutor, "in seven years you will cease to be Miss Lisle?" "Why, yes, sir; I hope so," said she very modestly, looking at the floor.-[Dartmouth...
...pleasant little rivalry in getting the end seats at chapel has been noticed among certain of the college worthies. Even great men are human...
...such are the rules of the game) thereby adding greatly to the effectiveness of the exhibition. But the Three Important Persons very foolishly mistook their sportive play for angry earnestness, and were greatly troubled in mind. But when they saw the red paint (thinking it could only be human blood) they turned away in sorrow and left the field. The first, however, overcome by the horrible sight, remained a few days in the city, but the other two, whose names were Cosine and Hercules, hastened home to forbid their own little children from playing this naughty game...
...ethical life." (Philosophy 4.) Let me begin an ethical life Thursday, Nov. 27th, and live it until Dec. 1st. During that time let each undergraduate lead a pure, beautiful, moral life. Let us set aside our "Harvard dignity" for a little while-it amounts to priggishness sometimes-and be human. Let's start a revolution. We have lain in state long enough...