Word: sightly
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...that note touched me very much. It expressed the youth's feeling at the sight of the veteran in a conflict into which the youth is going,--where the veteran has long been. That note is one of the most precious of the testimonies that I have received. And yesterday, at a family gathering, a lady handed to me a note which she said that a lady in Boston had asked her to deliver. I opened it and there was not a word in it,--not one,--only a leaf. But that leaf was laurel...
Klapproth, an exuberant provincial, during a visit to Berlin desires to enjoy an adventure which in the telling will outclass the experiences of a rival sight-seer in his native town. He hits upon the idea of visiting a sanitarium for persons mentally unbalanced and promises to start a nephew of his in business if he will arrange for such an adventure. The nephew resolves upon the rash expedient of taking his uncle to the Pension Scholler, a private and eminently sane boarding house...
...total absence of wind, the bright sunlight and the crisp air, formed weather conditions that were perfect for a spirited contest. The crowd of 40,000 spectators which began to fill the immense stands for more than an hour before the game, occupied every available space and made a sight of unusual impressiveness...
...striking effect was produced Saturday by the appearance of the Stadium full of spectators. When the curve, also, is covered with people, as it will be at the Yale game, the sight will probably be most impressive...
...expected that $200,000 will be required for completion of the building, but the limit of $150,000 was set by the Corporation so that work would not be begun on the building until enough money was in sight to see it practically completed. Of the $140,000 thus far contributed, $60,000 was pledged upon the condition that the fund be raised to $150,000 by May 25. The site of the building will be where Professor Shaler's house now stands in the Yard next to Quincy street. It will face Robinson Hall and will...