Word: succeeded
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...make an occasional morning call in heaven to chat with the Almighty, and there is no use in getting excited about it. He knows man to be "a poor devil" in every way, and would like to prove this by carrying him off; and if he does not succeed, he will have a chance at least of doing a little miscellaneous mischief by the way-ruining a peasant girl, or the emperor's finances. When the attempt finally fails, he turns the laugh against the other side, which has been so earnest to prevent him, by showing how little...
...operative Society as an object of charity. and think that you are doing it and the University a favor, in thus coming to its rescue. You are, on the contrary, making an investment which will yield you a handsome return. It is for your own interest that the society succeed...
...faculty has upheld its athletic committee, and inter-collegiate foot ball has been prohibited. This decision of the faculty has not been unexpected, of course, but there has been nevertheless considerable hope that the friends of foot ball within the faculty, aided by efforts of the students, might succeed in giving the latter an opportunity to rid the game of its objectionable features. In this hope, however, we have been defeated and nothing remains but for us to accept the situation with as good a grace as possible...
...article on our first page on the Dartmouth Aegis. calls attention to our own Index. The Harvard Index is published for use and convenience only. At Harvard, such a publication as the Aegis would not succeed, would not, we think, be at all popular. Certain it is that the "grinds," as they call them, would not be endured here. We almost wonder that they meet with favor anywhere. An explanation is found, perhaps, in the fact that in other colleges which are smaller, the students are better acquainted and generally more intimate. Only on the score of great familiarity...
...Superintendent desires to receive suggestions from members regarding the selection of a ready-made clothing house to succeed Messrs. G. W. Simmons and Co., on the affiliated tradesmen list...