Word: sixteen
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Glee Club has offered a prize of sixteen dollars for the best words for a humorous song...
...winners of each match will be those scoring most points in sixteen hands...
...sixteen he wrote his Pastorals, which were well received by the London wits. After the Pastorals came the essay on Criticism which was exceedingly popular. It was a criticism of the common opinions of the time in regard to poets. Its force lay not so much in the ideas presented as in originality of its expression. In it, the early development of Pope's style is plainly shown. The Essay on Criticism was followed by the Rape of the Lock, a poem interesting not only for its delicacy and skill of expression but also for its matter which reflects well...
...examinations have somewhat interrupted the training for the various athletic teams, the 'varsity crew has been hard at work in the Carey building and show much improvement over the work a few weeks ago, the general form being well advanced for this time in the year. There are now sixteen candidates for positions, not including two or three men who have not yet begun training. Cummings has not been rowing regularly being in the boat only about three times in the week...
...faculty of the University of Minnesota decided by a vote of sixteen to six to allow an address by some distinguished speaker to take the place of orations by the graduates on commencement...