Word: landing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...intellectual abilities of each business man himself, that the more successful any man may be in business schemes and in business transactions, the larger will his profits be. Mr. Walker makes profits analogous to rent. Rent is the difference between the productive power of any given lot of land and the worst piece of land that it pays to cultivate; and so profit is the difference between the net assets of any business firm and the surplus of an employer of the lowest possible grade obtained with the same amount of capital and goods. And this surplus must...
...swinging rights. Grew hit several body blows. He kept up the same game in the second round and seemed intent on winding Dame. Dame replied to a swinging right with a straight right and left, both of which hit squarely. Grew forced the fighting and kept trying to land his right. Dame ducked very prettily. As in his bout with Clement Grew did good leading with his left in the third round. He worked for Dame's wind and tried to swing rights on his jaw. Dame countered well with his left and ducked scientifically. His left hand leads were...
...trying to break down his bridge Paine won much applause by getting up in some inexplicable way. He secured a neck grip and won the first fall in three and a half minutes. When the contestants again entered the ring Sterne lifted Paine off the ground and tried to land him on his back. Paine turned quickly and came down back up. While Sterne was trying to turn him he seized one of his hands, and pulled Sterne over on his head and thence on to his back. Paine's wrestling was remarkably good...
...done much good work, which has been cordially recognized both at home and abroad. With the coming year a new era begins. We are henceforth to have a home of our own. The government of Greece has shown such warm interest in our enterprise, that a valuable piece of land on Mount Lycabettus, containing about an acre an a half, has been granted to the School by a royal edict, issued July...
These words have had the desired effect, and a British School now stands on the slope of Lycabettus on land adjoining that of the American School. But the words of Bishop Lightfoot, with but slight change, may now appeal powerfully to our own national pride and honor. Above all things, we must not, at this late day, allow ourselves to play the part of the sleeping hare in this friendly race...