Word: waiting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...schwerlich finden, "you 'll find her pretty heavy;" ach, gnadiger Herr Professor, "Ah! bosh! Professor!"; wurde in daszweite Stock-werk geschickt, "was placed in the second position," "was sent on the second errand," "would go the second of next month," "had departed on the second steamer," "intended to wait on the second step," and "happened to be the next substitute;" Wer staubt hier im Zimmer ab? "Who stops here in the summer?"; sie hatte sich verrathen, "she was married;" er streckte die Linke nach den Briefen aus, "he placed his left hand against her cheek," and "he stuck the stamp...
There is one cheerful side in their delay in this matter, and that is that they may possibly wait with their decision till the time comes when Harvard will have approached so near to the ideal standard of the German University, that marks and examinations will be unknown...
...correspondents and all students whom he represents judge the conference harshly, only when they have positive knowledge on which to base their judgement. Let maturity of thought and investigation of facts have their wholesome effect on comments intended for publication. Wait, give the conference a chance, and it may show that it deserves something besides hasty censure...
...reports are true, a scientific knowledge of that art may be of benefit to our selves. We have simply claimed in regard to the principle of the petition that the boxing interest in college is not sufficiently general to justify the expense of a salary for an instructor. We wait for further arguments before we abandon this claim...
...advantage he gained from the prescribed course, under which he studied. "Like him (Prof. Palmer) I was especially found of Greek and Philosophy; but I studied Calculus with more carefulness on that very account. I learned to do patiently the things set me to do; to work hard and wait for the reward; to conquer every task - whatever it might be - before leaving it. And I would not give this bit of learning for all to be got from the most attractive elective course of both Harvard and Yale...