Word: well
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...hands of his employer; but if the work is done for a person other than the employer, and the latter is indifferent to the manner in which it is performed, who can expect the laborer to take pains with his work? He gets his wages whether he works well or ill, therefore it is manifestly to his advantage to take as little trouble about it as possible...
These legends, in poetry or prose, are well worth careful reading, not only for the quaint simplicity of the style, but also for the many really noble thoughts, and the high ideas of duty and honor characteristic of a time the chief creed of which seems to have been "to drede god, and loue ryghtwiseness, feythfully and courageously to serue your souuerayne prynce...
...sarcasm. After that the article was such a curious combination of sarcasm and burlesque, and so frequently did there occur conflicting opinions, that it was impossible to form any idea of the article as a whole. Many unacquainted with college life must have thought there were facts there well concealed, and this is where the harm comes in; we must not give any grounds for the formation of mistaken conceptions. From the nature of the subject, or from its treatment, very few would judge the article referred to to be burlesque, because it is the very essence of a burlesque...
...strong would take too much space and time. There is, however, at the close of the list of accusations, a singular statement. The Glee Club, the Institute, and the Art Club are attacked at one blow, and we are assured of being Digbys in our relations with ourselves as well as with the Faculty. It is amusing to see "the singing of the Glee Club" and "the Art Club's knowledge of art" condemned in the same sentence. The Glee Club certainly pretends to know something of singing, but yet it is undeniable that they can sing; and whether they...
...Institute," Mr. Homans; "The Athenaeum," Mr. Moore; "The Boating Interest," Mr. Littauer; "The Nine," Mr. F. W. Thayer; "The Eleven," Mr. Lombard; "The Press," Mr. B. Tuckerman; "The Lampoon," Mr. W. S. Otis; "The Musical Societies," Mr. Paullin; "The Art Club," Mr. P. Tuckerman. The class songs were well sung under the able leadership of Mr. Dorr...