Word: objects
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...articles in which the Harvard papers have treated the case they have persistently slighted the real point; they have gratuitously imputed to our base ball management the object of a "scurrilous personal attack" on Capt. Dean in the composition of Yale's letter, they have published a large amount of matter, in which Harvard's independence is proclaimed, and we are warned not to dictate or interfere; but we find barely touched upon the real reason for our measures, the abrogation by Harvard of the agreement entered into by the three Universities...
...most of them are from the sixth century. There is an other case filled with Babylonian and Assyrian seals, cylindrical and conical in shape, used as charms against evil spirits and also for stamping written documents. They are carved with emblems of the gods, men, animals, etc. A unique object is a lapislazuli disc about an inch and a half in diameter, once the property of a temple. It was presented to a certain god for the life of the donor,-perhaps for his rescue from some danger...
...spring, and we hope that the feeling will show in the number of entries for the games. It is certainly time that men go into these class games with a spirit entirely different from the one which they have shown in past years. The sort of thing which we object to is to have a man enter an event to oblige a friend and make the number of entries just large enough to keep the event from being thrown out altogether. The friend wins a prize very likely, and then enters another event to return the obligation to the first...
...when he saw the city wholly given over to idolatry." Now what were the idols that so moved him? First in size and importance was the collossal statue of Athena which towered sixty feet high in the centre of the Acropolis, visible for miles around, and the first object sighted by Athenian sailors on their return home. Then, inside the Parthe non was Phidias' famous statue of Athena made of ivory inlaid with gold. Close by, in the Erectheum, was the ancient wooden image of Athena, said to have fallen from heaven, and the sacred olive tree, planted by Athena...
...movement was as moderate as was consistent with its object.- [a] The proceedings were deliberate: N. Y. World March 15,- [b] Quiet behavior of the citizens: ibid...