Word: accepted
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...expression of the sincere religious feeling of any portion of the class. This is of course addressed to those who believe in the first article of the Christian creed; but since the publication of certain rather remarkable views among us, it is necessary to consider those who do not accept this fundamental assertion; but these can certainly not think it honorable to feign a belief in such superstition by electing a man to pray for them. Very different opinions from those expressed are, I know, held by my friends. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the best construction will...
...SOPH. I accept the statement...
...fail to do justice to his conception. If consistency and evenness are all that is wanted, his impersonation is the best, in so far as it is the most "perfect piece of acting." But with those who look for the highest and noblest conception, and who are willing to accept it, though its imperfections be manifest, Edwin Booth will still be the nearest approach to their ideal...
...Oxford; but the race was very close, owing to the superiority of the Oxford boat. If there had been less wind, the Cambridge crew would have won with far less effort; had the wind been stronger, the Oxford would have won. The refusal of the Oxford crew to accept the invitation of the Mayor of London receives the hearty approval of the paper, and leads it into a train of moralizing which is, to say the least, not strikingly original. It occurs to the writer that the crews are seriously injured by the inordinate praise that is given to them...
...death of a man of science is a great loss at any time; that of Agassiz, just at the present, particularly so. Preferring to see for himself, rather than accept the statements of others, he spent much time in critical observation, and was preparing to record the results of his extensive researches for the benefit of the world. He felt this to be his solemn duty, and asserted the same recently in one of his lectures, and also remarked, that, although willing and ready to give information to any asking it, he yet desired that his time should...