Word: trait
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...woman is gracious, who does more than mere duty demands, who is appreciative and lovingly enters into the life of each one whom he or she meets. We are more apt to notice this trait in the child with its subtle charm and winsome ways, "the gracious boy who doth adorn the world into which he is born." Grace is the fairest, the rarest gift of life. We are often content if we are told that we are doing our duty but what would a home be when all did their duty and nothing more, it would be decorus, severe...
...good each man has only to look about him to find opportunities every hour to help those who are around him. If we examine closely the life of those who have done the most to help the world we may see in them all this common trait, that each lived not for himself but for others. The truest and most characteristic summary of the work of the ideal and Master of us all is what one of those nearest Him said of Him-"He went about doing good...
...Does a comparison of the work of Shakspere and of Marlowe up to 1593 warrant the conclusion that in a young author versatility is a more promising trait than originality...
...quality which we now call personal magnetism and he had the love and esteem of companions He moved in a Bohemian world, but he was not of it. He was closely connected with his celebrated contemporaries and he was in favor at court. His unobtrusiveness is a noticeable trait. He had an unusual shyness of all publicity and was a quiet stately actor. His favorite parts were those of the Ghost, in Hamlet, and Old Adam, in As You Like It. He was, in fine, "a fantastical fellow of dark corners." He was devoted to his sacred...
From the earliest times, said Professor Lyon, the Jews have been an invincible and independent people. The Hebrew nation brought with them a high sense of their great destiny in the world. The Old Testament is but a part of the product of the Hebrew literature trait. It has been largely neglected for several eras us. People think the Old Testament is antiquated. that it belongs to the dark age. Many do not pretend to be religious, and they consider the Old Testament to be very religious. Then there are men who believe the book is thoroughly right...