Word: loved
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...what he must, unless blind, witness every day, in defiance of the fact that in so doing he stigmatizes not only himself, but his fellow-students and the faculty, maintains the truth of the quoted statement, he must do so not from a spirit of justice, not from a love for right and truth, but for reasons best and only known to himself...
...university town, no one has endeared himself so much as the good doctor; his benignant glance, beaming through his gold spectacles, has been a perpetual encouragement to the students, and during the long period in which he was Plummer professor of Christian morals he gained alike their respect and love...
...remarkable fact that through these three addresses, there runs a spirit of practical Christianity, a desire to impress on those whom they address the need not of dreaming but of work, of work not for the selfish and narrow advancement of self, but for the nobler, grander love of helping those who, through ignorance or poverty, are unable to help themselves. It is a thought worthy of consideration, worthy of more than consideration of action...
...most famous poems were written. His long absence from this country has served to make him more of an American than ever in his feelings and tastes. Those who have seen him in his delightful retreat at Southborough come away with the impression that not all whom the gods love die young. Few poets have been so notable for the charm of their conversation, and to spend an afternoon in Lowell's study is an event of events...
Again we see the same old spirit in the daily press, which is the outcome of, we know not what; love of sensation, desire to find some victim on whom they may pitch without fear of retaliation, jealousy, all these come in as partial causes. The result we know; exaggeration of the failings of college men, belittling of their virtues. If any little fracas occurs in a college town, if there is any unfortunate disturbance, at a ball, for instance, of course it is college men to whom it must be laid, and even if it is not quite certain...