Word: swearing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...considered the first writer of his time with the exception of Voltaire. He came into Danish literature at a time when it was said, "a man wrote Latin to his friends, talked French to the ladies, and called his dogs in German, and only used Danish to swear at his servants." Before his death he had established a theatre, supplied it with comedies, and contributed masterpieces of poetry, and essays. His plays are of universal interest due to his extensive travels. It was while he was a student at Oxford that he first conceived the idea "how splendid it would...
...will take time and infinite practice to reform old habits, and to lick musty material into shape. Former Coach Haughton, however, has expressed every confidence in Mr. Fisher's abilities as next year's coach, and the seven "H" men who have worked under him before are ready to swear by him. Moreover, Coach Fisher himself has declared his fixed intention of continuing, in essentials at least, the Haughton System. The prospects for a successful fall season have become much brighter through Mr. Fisher's appointment...
There is one subject in the college curriculum which is daily and constantly changing, shifting its values and broadening its scope. Cynics claim that subject to be dead. A few go further and swear that it never really existed. But what do these protestations avail? For international law is living today, and living a more active, strenuous life, than ever in the past. Had it human attributes it would surely laugh to scorn those who are now pronouncing its autopsy. Or to make sure that it is not suffering from some hidden malady, let them call in consultation as medical...
What is the remedy for this condition? Thought! The conversation need not be "sissy." It need not be high-brow. It may abound in swear words and lines with a double meaning. Is there any reason why conversation cannot show intelligent effort of the mind? Is there any reason why meal times cannot be a period of intellectual stimulus...
...strict scientific literalness, wiped out." In this quotation from Professor James there exists an implied but none the less effective warning to those undergraduates who thoughtlessly go to work to form habits, with no real appreciation of the difficulty that awaits them when the time comes to "swear...