Word: sweepingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Scribners; $18.95) is written in 19th century baroque: "You shall pay no more than ten pieces of gold for your entertainment, excellence," decreed Robin. "Speak I soothly, men of the greenwood?" But it is N.C. Wyeth's 1917 illustrations that carry the day. Each of them has the sweep and drama of unabashed romanticism; a score of movies have tumbled from these portraits of Robin, Little John and Maid Marian. And there have been even more literary spinoffs. Surely this is not the last of the retellings; it is merely the best. -By Stefan Kanfer
Although the visitors dominated the scoreboard from the opening event a 7-0 sweep of the 200-yard medley relay, the Crimson registered several excellent individual performances...
Scott Beck, one of Harvard's strong freshman contingent, also came away with a 2-1 mark on the day, and the combined efforts of Tri-Captain Dan Medalic (2-0) and freshman Jeff Clark (1-0) at 134 pounds allowed them to sweep the weightclass...
Splitting the duties at 190 pounds, Tri-Captain Sean Wallace (2-0) and junior Kevin Wattles (1-0) racked up another Crimson sweep...
Continuing the sweep, frosh Lucy Miller and Diana Edge, filling the five and six spots, both won handily...