Word: less
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...taken up by a varying number of tennis courts. Most of the courts were poor, owing to the soft and rolling nature of the land. Even then there was much overlapping of the lacrosse, tennis and cricket grounds. In addition to the courts on these two fields there were less than a dozen others, most of them near the Agassiz Museum...
...Naples with a view to the introduction of water into the laboratories of the museum, the new wing of which was built with his own money mostly, and on plans providing for an aquarium. Professor Agassiz's outlay from his own fortune on this institution has not been less than...
...Lord thy God with all thy soul and with all thy might and thy soul and with all thy might and thy neighbor as thyself." As altruism, or unselfishness increases, death loses its fears. It will be said in future centuries, that in this age men begin to think less about death...
During his entire college course, Macaulay was one of the most active members of the Cambridge Union, which at that time had far less liberty than is now accorded to college debating clubs. In fact, to such a length was the authority of the Vice Chancellor of the University carried, that discussion was forbidden on any questions or political measures, except such as had been proposed before the beginning of the century. This restriction, while nominally observed, was cleverly evaded by framing the resolutions in such a way as to make the discussion bear on current questions, while apparently dealing...
...worth if we go about creating it with a blind determination to make forty men immortal whether there are forty worthy of it or not? Indeed, unless the standard of excellence required in the Academy be very high, our first men of letters will deem it no honor. much less an assurance of immortality to belong...