Word: similarity
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...such writings as those of 'V. J. R.' on Education in France, in that paper." We shudder at the thought of the moral responsibility we are under for having published such articles. The warning comes too late, however, for we are under contract to publish a long series of similar nature. The Journal must look out for another dose of "poison," and provide itself with a strong antidote...
...perfectly clear to all that swearing is a vulgar and useless habit, and we are sorry that one of our number has been betrayed into it, especially before ladies; and we hope that the fitness of polite communication will be clear to the offender in future, and that no similar complaint will again reach...
...opinion, the grand object of college regattas, as of all similar contests, is that it clearly impresses, as well upon the spectators as the participants, that great success can be attained only by concentrated and continued effort. Thus they, and even persons who do not witness the struggle, by the very knowledge that men have struggled thus and succeeded, are urged to more exertion, in hope of greater success. The principle is the same, whether the struggle lies in pulling an oar or writing a dictionary...
...again provided the regatta is held on Saratoga Lake. This in itself would seem to be conclusive testimony as to the merits of the course. The writer of the article, "Regatta Course," lays great stress on the fact that the only steamer in Saratoga is a "little tea-pot," similar to the one used at Springfield, and which, according to him, is incapable of keeping up with the crews; while at New London plenty of steamboats could be chartered to follow the contesting crews...
...there is to be a prize offered for another similar race, it seems but just for England to consent to a contest in American waters. She may be assured of every courtesy and advantage at our hands, and whatever the result, no dissatisfaction could be felt. In such an event we should in all probability send our best material; if England sends a second-rate crew, she does it at her peril...