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...that Christ was crucified outside the walls. The Bible accounts point out also that the site was conspicuous from the city, for it could be seen from afar; that it was near a highway, for the passers by stopped and railed at Christ on the cross; that it was nigh unto the city;" that it was close by a garden, in which was a sepulchre, in which they laid Christ; that the place was called "the place of a skull...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Professor Peabody's Talk | 2/10/1893 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Outing. | 1/7/1893 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vesper Services. | 12/9/1892 | See Source »

...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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Advocate. | 11/21/1892 | See Source »

...Signet held its Strawberry nigh last evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 6/22/1892 | See Source »

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