Word: unselfishly
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...suitor appears for Anna; but he, after a mental struggle on her part is put aside, for Anna has promised to remain always with Kiaus. Another cloud appears when the daughter of an old friend is taken to their home. Susanna is a pretty girl, utterly wanting the sturdy, unselfish character of Anna Maria, yet with whom Klaus falls hopelessly in love. The strong heart of Anna is doubly hurt when she finds that her old lover whom she now had determined to accept, has forgotten her and also loves Susanna. Klaus is unable to make as great a sacrifice...
...lives of these men teach us the beauty and loveliness of work, and of utter unselfish devotion to country and fellow men. They remind us of our duties as citizens of the republic. The problems of today are harder than those of slavery and the public debt; we must work side by side with others, learning and teaching. The idle and indifferent are the dangerous ones...
...Frauendiens," the devotion of a knight to some married woman-a devotion which need not be, and was seldom, returned by the noble "Frau." At first this "Frauendiens" was very attractive to Walther, and he wrote many exquisite poems in praise of this love, which seemed so noble and unselfish. But later Walther saw the folly and immorality of the "Frauendiens." He saw that the highest and truest love was not the adoration of a man for the wife of another man, but that the truest love is that of a man for a beautiful girl who returns his affection...
...duty and to urge us tonobler ends if we will but listen to Him. Many are deaf to the call, however, and therefore it is our duty to proclaim His presence and love, to proclaim it not merely by words but by the example of an unselfish life...
...coach, and secondly, the nine will play some games with professional clubs. These advantages will tend to offset the loss of so many members of last year's team, and what with conscientious work on the part of those who are candidates for the nine and an energetic and unselfish devotion on the part of its captain the nine ought this year to be worthy of the confidence placed in it by the college...