Word: wanderlied
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...workers; in this kind, it is a man's own fault if he doesn't do himself justice, unless he is abnormally nervous. In the other sort, the kind regard for the f. f. m. is not so apparent. The gentlemen who are present but not writing, wander about and give you the annoying impression that they are reading over your shoulder; or they rattle newspapers; or some one comes in and tells one of them a story in plain hearing,-a good story maybe, but not appropriate to the paper; or one of them picks up a blue book...
...said that there is already so much hardship in life that one who performs his duty faithfully finds his energy taxed to its full capacity. There is no need, therefore, for us to seek burdens. We may enjoy what happiness comes in our way, providing that we do not wander from the path of righteousness in seeking it. If the cross comes to us we must bear it, but if the crown comes we may wear it. The second anthem was "And the City had no need of the sun," by Whittington. The final hymn, for men's voices only...
...flattering nature, even if two of the large dailies in New York went so far astray as to print the title of the play as "The Bean, the Belle and the Bandit" and "The Bear, the Belle or the Bandit." It is customary, however, for the daily newspapers to wander so far from the truth in reporting everything connected in any way with Harvard that these trifling irregularities can be easily pardoned. The alumni interested themselves to make the stay of the members of the theatricals as pleasant and agreeable as possible, and for thier efforts in this direction...
With every enlargement of the various departments of instruction announced in the elective pamphlet, the maze through which the man of "no particular bent of soul" must wander becomes denser and more labyrinthine. But this is one of the disadvantages that attends every growth of what modern sociologists term "the diversification of function." The choice which the individual must make be comes modified and motivated by the introduction of new fields that are opened to him. A recognition of this fact is forced on every man as he sits down to make out his electives for the ensuing year. Moreover...
...place both mornings and afternoons, but there seems to be a persistent tendency to let base-ball drop as a pastime but to continue it as a business. A return to "old-fashioned" ball playing in the morning would be regarded as a blessing by the few who now wander out to Holmes field and find nothing but empty benches or a few enthusiasts busy with tennis...