Word: playfair
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...president called for responses for various toasts upon the following persons: Rev. Dr. Creighton, of Emmanuel College; Dr. Charles Taylor, of St. John's College, Cambridge; Rt. Hon. Sir Lyon Playfair, University of Edinburgh, Dr. Dwight, Mr. Angell, J. R. Lowell, Senator Hoar. Mr. Rivers, Prof. Agassiz, G. W. Curtis, Dr. Holmes, Dr. Mitchell of Yale, Prof. Thayer...
...hear such a flow of eloquence issue from their lips as then was heard, then he may boldly say that he has "lived to eat." It is not often that even a Harvard graduate may listen at once to after-dinner speeches by President Eliot, President Cleveland, Sir Lyon Playfair, Judge Devens and Mr. Geo. William Curtis. All of these addresses were remarkable for their strength and depth of sentiment. Through all of them there ran a just pride in Harvard's past achievements and a justifiable anticipation of her future capabilities. President Cleveland's speech was especially noticeable...
...President Eliot's reception tomorrow evening, Sir Lyon Playfair will present the greetings of Edinburgh University, which he represents, and Prof. Lanciani will do the same in behalf of the Italian government...
...yesterday morning, among whom were: Asaph Hall, Prof. of Mathematics, U. S. Navy, William DeW. Hyde, Pres. of Bowdoin College, Edward King '53, George D. B. Pepper, Pres. of Colby University, George W. Smith, Pres. of Trinity College, and the Rt. Hon. Sir Lyon Playfair, M. P., Delegate from Edinburgh University. Henry M. Buckham, Pres. of the University of Vermont...
...Lyon Playfair, M. P., in a recent speech said that if the United States would adopt free trade it would become the greatest manufacturing country in the world...