Word: seldom
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...London. A party from Harvard is now forming. I wish to state for the benefit of those who are laboring under the impression that the expedition will meet with intense cold, that the temperature in the regions aimed at, varies from 35 degrees to 50 degrees. It seldom goes below freezing point. I shall be glad to give further information to all who may desire...
...London. A party from Harvard is now forming. I wish to state for the benefit of those who are laboring under the impression that the expedition will meet with intense cold, that the temperature in the regions aimed at, varies from 35 degrees to 50 degrees. It seldom goes below freezing point. I shall be glad to give further information to all who may desire...
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Mr. Copeland said, stands by himself because he seldom attempted anything new, but prefers to abide by the sane, sweet-voiced tradition of English literature. Perfection of form is his chief characteristic...
...dignity and distinction are not terms which suit many acts or works of Luther. Deeply touched with the Gemeinheit which is the bane of his nation, as he is at the same time a grand example of the honesty which is his nation's excellence, he can seldom even show himself brave, resolute, and truthful, without showing a strong dash of coarseness and commonness all the while; the right definition of Luther, as of our own Bunyan, is that he is a Philistine of genius. So Luther's sincere idiomatic German,- such language as this: "Hilf lieber Gott, wie manchen...
...wire, but this is a mistake, for the gound is thoroughly charged with the current from the underground wires, and when contact is made with the overhead wire by a person standing on the ground the circuit is joined and a shock is received. Rubber overshoes or gloves are seldom sufficient protection. Water is a very great conductor of electricity, and on a rainy day metal objects in the vicinity of heavily charged wires have often become charged themselves. This was well illustrated a year or two ago, when the iron railing around the grave yard at the corner...