Word: vigorous
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...School crew is doing, and needs to do, the most vigorous work of any of the crews, composed as it is of such mixed material, which must be shaken well together in two weeks. Stroke is the best oar on the river, outside of the 'Varsity, and has really no noticeable faults. Seven is strong and rows well, though he uses his arms too much. Six reaches out well, and dips his oar just right, but lacks vigor and snap. Five is rather short, but works hard; he slurs over the separate parts of the stroke, hurrying it all together...
...Wednesday has strengthened our hopes. Ernst's pitching in the fourth and fifth innings was particularly fine. Howe's catching throughout the game was marred by one error only, and that one gained the other side no advantage. Tyng's return to the field seemed to add new vigor to the Nine. The fielding everywhere was fine. With such a game before us, and the prospect of ten days' more practice, we have every reason to be encouraged. There is but one thing more wanted to increase the chances of success; that is, that the Nine should have the bodily...
...What a sense of coolness, vigor...
...most worthy of mention were the overture to "Belisario" and Haydn's Third Symphony. The "Belisario" was given with a smoothness and a repose that many a more pretentious orchestra would do well to emulate; qualities certainly not to be expected of amateurs. In the Haydn Symphony both the vigor of the attack and the delicacy of the shading were particularly noticeable. The different parts were surprisingly clear; there was no scrabbling, and the rhythmical contrast was well brought out. We should all be very proud of Mr. Dean and his well-trained orchestra...
...individuals for the purpose of extracting from some particular sport a greater amount of enjoyment than could be otherwise obtained is a practical example of the old adage, "Union is strength." Without such federations many of our pastimes would languish instead of being, as they now are, in the vigor of strength; and in some cases they would not even languish, but would inevitably cease to exist...