Word: saws
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...symbols, and so it is with John; he had a vision which he embodied in a revelation. By symbols he tells what the vision means to him. He sees first in the Lord strength and round about that strength beauty. Man has not always seen God as John saw him. There was a time when some men saw but the sovereign quality in him, and they were either defiant or distrustful; others saw but the beauty and mercy, there was a cross for no one, a caress for everyone. But we must see both the cross and the throne...
...about thirty-four strokes to the minute after the first spurt, to her opponent's thirty-seven, increased her lead at every stroke. On the last mile there were twenty-five boat lengths between the two crews. Harvard's rowing was remarked upon, though little understood, by all who saw the race. So little effort was apparent in her style, that the uninitiated were at a loss to account for the speed of her boat. While it was manifest that the "Yale giants" were not as well trained as the Harvard men, it was palpable to the merest tyro that...
...second round Clarke succeeded in getting in his left, evening things up a little. The round closed with a clean hit for Curtis. The third round was decidedly hotter than the preceding ones. Curtis continued to land his left at intervals, and the end of the round saw some close work Mr. Curtis had shown superior science, Dr. Appleton declared him the winner...
...study of Homer is not a study of literature: it is a study of life in all its phases. Homer saw an idealized world, and yet the reality of the picture he has drawn forces us to the conclusion that he has depicted the life of his own age. Society and state is clearly described by him, but religion is not so clearly defined. In the religion of Homer, all men want gods; the gods are near the men and are easily placable; and men communed with the gods directly in their prayers and sacrifices. There is a change...
...this sport could not be carried on during the early spring, as the roads are not necessarily always bad. Although, properly speaking, it is a fall sport, yet I think that runs could be held to great advantage in the spring. These runs, providing that the H. A. A. saw fit, would doubtless be a benefit to the long-distance runners of the Mott Haven team. Of course the H. A. A. is all-powerful in taking the initiative in this branch of athletics, but as has been suggested, in case the H. A. A. would not undertake to hold...