Word: perfect
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...heroic firmness and skill, held the road to Chattanooga for six hours, against the whole strength of the victorious enemy. His force of 25,000 dwindled to 15,000. Ammunition gave out. But the gallant division repelled the last charge with cold steel, and withdrew at nightfall in perfect order. A grander resistance can not be found in the annals of history...
...above the standard usually set by an amateur cast. In particular the way in which Schurz played the role of Argan was noteworthy. In many places his acting was worthy of a high place upon the professional stage, and his reading of the French lines was almost perfect in accent...
...seriously faulty as a work of art, because the sweet and pungent realism of the Little Minister part of the book is mingled but not blended with the psendo-romance of Babby the Egyptian and her wonderful pranks. As "The Little Minister" is sadly inferior to the homogeneous perfection of "The Adventures of David Balfour" ("Kidnapped" included), so "The Raiders" and "The Men of the Moss Hags" are quite as sadly inferior in style, in unifying principle, and in suggestion of the past. Stevenson, a little romantic, but a perfect little romantic, has not equaled himself with the great romantics...
This higher view of religion, that one should push on, past the mere signs, to the power which lies behind them, is too often forgotten. Much as men will labor for mental civilization, they wish to gain easily, at a single step, a perfect faith and thorough understanding of the truth. They forget that no valuable result can be won without a struggle, and become discouraged at the very first difficulty...
...this is the last week before the regular performances, every effort is being exerted towards getting the men in perfect shape by Monday. The cast is being coached daily by Professor de Sumichrast in the spacious hall of the Colonial Club; the ballet dancers are practicing daily in the G. A. R. assembly room under the supervision of V. Munro '96; while the finale, the ceremony of the conferring of the doctor's degree is being arranged so as to be one of the most impressive parts of the programme. The latter, unique in character, will be both imposing...