Word: sort
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...however, was very steady, struck out two men and retired another on a fly. Frothingham and Trafford made singles, and singles, and Upton made a three-bagger, two runs resulting. Baker made a hit in the ninth, but William's chances for another run were destroyed by the prettiest sort of a catch by Hallowell and his quick assist to Trafford...
...their college must be a very low one. Ninety-six starts out with bright prospects for a strong nine, but not for a moment can sheexpect to do justice to herself to say nothing of wining the Princeton game, so long as this present happy-go-lucky, good-natured sort of playing is allowed. This tendency, which is sure to result disastrously, should be put down at once and the men made to feel that while they are practicing they are not supposed to be amusing themselves, but training for a contest which will require all the skill and experience...
...second is the period of Edinburgh, and Ellisland. In 1787 appeared his second book of poetry, and in 1790 his "Tam O' Shanter," that excellent combination of the terrible and the ludicrous. More pieces of this sort would have bridged the gap between him and the first class poet. The third period is the melancholy one of his last days, but in which he often sings at his best...
...born in November 1731 in Hertfordshire. His mother died when he was six years old, leaving him a delicate, sensitive child. Soon his father sent him to school, and while there, at the age of nine, melancholy seized him, aggravated by natural tendencies. It was of the sort to leave him profoundly dejected. Later he went to Westminster School, and became a very good classical scholar. At eighteen he was appointed attorney in London, but soon deserted the law for literature and love...
...College Choir. For the convenience and comfort of the societies and the preachers, a janitor and his family should have rooms in the building, and should be provided with a considerable kitchen and pantry. In short it should be arranged like a comfortable parish house of the modern sort. It should also be so designed that several of the larger rooms could be thrown together whenever the societies or the preachers wished to hold a reception or to entertain in any manner a considerable number of persons. Dwight Hall at Yale University is constructed and used to great advantage...