Word: swift
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...apotheosis of Shakspere's former creation. Touchstone the Fool. Mr. Noyes maintained that it is difficult to conceive how critics could support the madness of Hamlet in the face of the fact that Shakspere himself ridicules other characters in the play for holding this same belief. In their swift, subtle phrases, modified by infinite jest and exquisite fancy, Hamlet and Touchstone can be identified as one and the same creation; and their further loyalty to love, and love for worship, seal their close relationship...
Weber was unmistakably off his usual game, whereas the winner played a swift, accurate game, repeatedly finding the corners on sizzling cross-court drives, which completely baffled his opponent. The result of the match was unexpected, in that Weber had been picked as a sure winner...
...This eleven last year won the championship of the sough and two weeks ago today, by using a carefully planned defense and by taking every advantage of its opponents' tactical mistakes, defeated Yale at New Haven by a 10 to 0 score. In attack, Virginia depends on Sparr's swift line smashes on Berkeley's shifty end runs, and no Thurman's long punts and dropkicks. So far the team has no showed a disposition toward the deceptive play for it has found speed, strength, and alertness quite sufficient for victory...
...ANDOVER Coolidge, i.e r.e., Gleason Eaton, l.t. r.t., Russell Parker, l.g. r.g., Rothschild Canfield, c. C., Atwater Linder, r.g. l.g., Wolfe Putnam, t.t. l.t., Troy Phinney, r.e. l.e., Waters Felton, q.b. q.b., Ashley Flower, r.h.b. l.h.b., Swift Batchelder, l.h.b. r.h.b., Gould Bond, f.b. f.b., Carlton...
...with Whitney in the box while Mahan will be in centre field. The batting orders are: HARVARD. BATES. Abbot, 2b. 2b., Duncan Reed, s.s. 3b., Fuller Nash, 1b, s.s., McDonald Gannett, r.f. c.f., Talbot Harte, c. c., Lord Mahan, c.f. l.f., Butler Hardwick, l.f. r.f., Thurston Fripp, 3b. 1b., Swift Whitney, p. p., Moore