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Word: worthely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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...study was so entirely satisfactory that the affection which even on such short trial had been formed for it was not easily overcome. But, after all, it was a thing of a useless kind; well enough, perhaps, for those with a fondness for it, but certainly not worth a serious consideration from a body of men having, like our respected Faculty, so much weightier business to conduct. In a course which could by any possibility prove beneficial to those pursuing it, there would, no doubt, have been appointed an instructor who should bestow upon it his undivided and fullest efforts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROMAN LAW. | 10/24/1873 | See Source »

...privileges of the Reading-Room are almost invaluable, and can only be properly appreciated by those of us who experienced the want of them; they are so important that it would be worth while to retain them at almost any inconvenience, even at that of refusing admission to all who could not show in some way at the door that they were regular members of the association...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE READING - ROOM. | 10/24/1873 | See Source »

...said before, or to wander off into anecdotes and instances, very interesting in themselves, but not good as arguments. We would gladly forgive a few more errors, or arguments which would provoke opposition, for the sake of greater originality. It is but fair to say that the book is worth reading, if only for the information which it furnishes upon many subjects which almost all Americans are interested in, though their knowledge of them may be somewhat confused, such as the peculiar characteristics of the Oxford and Cambridge universities, the advantages and disadvantages of the different professions in England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW BOOKS. | 10/10/1873 | See Source »

...happiness doth virtue's worth enhance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities. | 9/25/1873 | See Source »

...Such worth of mind revealed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Exchanges. | 6/13/1873 | See Source »

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