Word: timid
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...scene of the play is laid in the island of Boscabello, where Captain Kidd has buried his treasure. The commanding general of the island is so timid that he does not dare to attack the wild bull which roams over the vacant lot in which the treasure is supposed to be buried; the general, however, will brook no rival treasure seekers...
...part of Joas, the young king of Juda, is played very simply by Miss Mary Coolidge. Miss May, as Josabell, interprets the part of the timid wife of Joad with a great deal of feeling...
...Vicksburg, and here the river fleet from above joined Farragut, and the only thing that was needed for the capture of Vicksburg and the conquest of the Mississippi, once for all, was a strong land force. But Halleck was in command and here, as always, he was timid, irresolute. In the west was Vicksburg; in eastern Tennessee was Chattanooga. A great general with Halleck's advantages would have taken both; any prompt courageous man would have taken one; but Halleck straddled between the two and lost both. As a result the war was prolonged a year...
Foote attacked the water front. He was repulsed, and the Union outlook was dark indeed. But Pillow was timid, and resolved to cut his way out. During Grant's absence the sortie was made with unexpected success. McClernand was rolled back upon Lew. Wallace's division and the way of escape was clear. Pillow became over confident with success, and attempted to rout Wallace...
...work; you must lend yourselves in earnest to the effort which has got to be made to improve the spirit of the game if the game itself is to be saved. You must not be afraid to make bold experiments and sweeping changes in the rules. If you are timid, if you are over-conservative, either from negligence or from fear of losing some temporary partisan advantage, the game, with all its splendid qualities, moral and intellectual as well as physical, will have to go. And on your shoulders will fall in large measure the responsibility for its loss...