Word: nigh
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...continued evidence of poor taste on the part of the editors of Outing. "Harry's Career at Yale" has passed its fiftieth chapter and gives no signs of ceasing. We have heard of editors stopping the publication of stories on account of overdrawn realism or naturalism; it is well nigh time we were hearing of editors stopping the publication of stories on account of the greater sin of stupidity. The world has already had more than enough of "Harry" and his "Career" and of Mr. John Seymour Wood. To quote Mr. Barrett Wendell. a story has no reason for existence...
...choir sang the following anthems: "Sing Alleluia forth" - Buck; "Seek ye the Lord" - Roberts; Solo "His salvation is nigh." - Sterndale Bennett. The soloist was Mr. George W. Want...
...brought up before. Political methods are wholly out of place in class-day elections and contemptible "deals" cannot be too strongly decried. When means unworthy of gentlemen, and "trades" of which we ought heartily to be ashamed find acceptance in the senior elections in Harvard college, it is well nigh time things were revolutionized...
...Signet held its Strawberry nigh last evening...
...pernicious development of interference. His ruling is perfectly clear. "The use of the body and shoulder is legitimate, the use of hand or arm is not, and if they are used the balance of the sport is disturbed, because the tackling is rendered so ineffective as to be well nigh useless in the case of individuals, and the advances can only be checked by massing players at the point of attack. It is the open play that should be encouraged and not the mass work. The massing of men will be done to a sufficient extent if the rules...