Word: though
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...from all minds which Mr. Lowell more than almost any other American has laid away in the storehouse of his thought, - jewels of such worth as these could not fail to and charm his hearers. The poem was well worthy of the occasion and the distinguished and appreciative, though critical, audience. We cannot help deploring that this audience was composed so largely of ladies - and this is said with no lack of chivalric regard. When Harvard becomes a co-educational institution we shall not say a word if the same proportions between the sexes are maintained as those of yesterday...
...Curtis. All of these addresses were remarkable for their strength and depth of sentiment. Through all of them there ran a just pride in Harvard's past achievements and a justifiable anticipation of her future capabilities. President Cleveland's speech was especially noticeable for its manliness and straightforwardness. Even though the occasion had not prevented the listeners from being too critical, they could have found no fault with what they heard...
...boats got off fairly well together, and as far as the boat house the race was very close. Here, however, the two outside boats unfortunately collided, and were forced to stop, leaving the race to the two first crews. Crew No. 2 had made much the best start, and though it was pressed hard by crew No. 1, it kept its advantage, and won by about a length. The following was the winning eight...
...club held its first field meeting of the year at its grounds at Watertown this afternoon. There was a good attendance, the freshman class, especially, being well represented. The members showed their lack of practice, the scores running rather low, though no lower than is usual for the first shoot of the year. The next meeting will be on Thursday or Friday of next week. The leaders in the different matches are as follows...
...kindled. The majestic ruin, majestic even in its downfall, bore in its glowing sides the marks of its history. Turenne's cannon have pounded these walls; the thunderbolt has smitten them again and again; French gunpowder has done its best to hurl those massive battlements skyward and has failed, though the Great Tower at the corner was blown up. The tooth of time has gnawed unceasingly, yet not all ungently, upon the ruin. From that gaping window Elizabeth of England looked out many a time; that octagon tower and the dungeons beneath it could tell strange tales, if they chose...