Word: lifeless
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Lack of form was naturally the chief fault, most of the speakers being either lifeless or afflicted with bad manneriems. Furthermore they failed to get into close sympathy with their audience, by addressing them directly and forceably...
...last part of the first half, '98 came near scoring, but as a whole, its work was very poor. The interference was lifeless, and the line did not hold well. Thayer at tackle was especially weak...
...enthusiasm of his new Platonism, tells us that "Soul is form,and doth the body make," and no doubt this is true of the highest artistic genius. Form without soul, the most obsequious observance of the unities, the most perfect a priori adjustment of parts, is a lifeless...
...game yesterday was a most lifeless and uninteresting exhibition of ball playing. The fielding was slovenly and the batting very weak, Harvard making but seven hits with a total of fourteen off such an easy pitcher as Buell. Manley at right field was extremely slow in starting after the ball and allowed Trinity to make two hits which should both have been out. C. Paine pitched a fairly good game, striking out seven men and keeping down Trinity to five hits with a total of six. On the whole Whittemore, Cook and Dickinson put up the best game for Harvard...
...wish to call the attention of the sophomore class to the half-hearted support given the baseball team in the game last Monday with the freshmen. The work of the '96 team was lifeless and the men lacked confidence. This was in a great measure due to the lack of support. Let the class turn out this afternoon and see what it can do to help win the game. A number of enthusiasts in the neighborhood of first base have been known to work wonders...