Word: manly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...resign. Since that time, he has been a member of the Massachusetts Legislature, and has been on the military staff of the Governor of Massachusetts. He has published many well-known books, among which are "Cheerful Yesterdays," "Contemporaries," "Reader's History of American Literature," and "Part of a Man's Life...
...beautiful tribute to Professor James in the second gives expression to the love and respect held for him by all his former students. The paragraph in "public lectures given in the University" is interesting as snowing our quickness in detecting cheap sentiment, affectation, and our inability to divorce the man, as we see him superficially and are impressed, from the cause which we know even less. The statement that we listened to Mr. Aladyin "with awe and admiration" is true--and sad, because it shows that we are willing to applaud without understanding. We know that Russian autocracy is opposed...
Hartford's work in the box was very encouraging. Against a team of seasoned, hard-hitting players, he pitched heady, consistent ball from start to finish. His curves were working well and although he only struck out three men, he gave only six scattered hits and passed one man. With proper support in the field he would have won his game. Skillen improved as the game went on and had eleven strikeouts to his credit...
...Captain Dexter beat out a slow grounder to shortstop and immediately stole second. Simons advanced him with a pretty single to centre and took second on a fielder's choice. Leonard was put in to bat for Pounds and scored Dexter with a hit past third. Pritchett, the last man up, knocked a low fly to- wards second which was caught by Norton...
...been inside Appleton Chapel, or seen the stained windows in Memorial. Nor can we admit in this case the entire truth of the adage that familiarity breeds contempt. It is more probable the somewhat confined routine of University life and the busy rush of undergraduate activities, which close a man's eyes to the picturesqueness and interest of his environments...