Word: weres
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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For instance, in The Brides' Tragedy, Beddoes' first successful work, "most characters were either dead or in search of death," Ashbery said. The characters are surrounded by murders, yet there are no true motives for the murders that take place, he added.
At one point, Ashbery compared Beddoes with the British poet John Clare, the subject of his first Norton lecture, saying that both poets vanished after their works were completed, and both died tragically after leading hard lives.
But despite their disparate stances, the spectators came around in the end, smiling as the first balloon shuttle and its expensive tail were launched with protester Miller's jubilant cry, "That's dollar diplomacy for you!"
Harvard officials yesterday said they were not surprised by the University's national ranking. But several expressed hope that the number of foreign students would soon rise as a result of the internationalization effort.
HRAAA's opponents had also said candidates like Tutu were only interested in one issue--divestment from South Africa--and were thus ill-suited to discuss the broader educational issues that come before the Board.