Word: answered
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Like Mark Twain, I can tell a lie, but I will not, unless the provocation be severe, so I answer...
...philosophical studies have given me a habit of generalizing. I got 31, but, owing to my preference for round numbers, I answer...
Would we, then, have the entire German system? We answer, No. We would not have the German system, nor the English, nor the so-called American. We would not have the German lack of moral control, nor the English "cram" and conservatism and absurd mediaeval customs, nor the American routine. But we would have the German liberality, the English manners, and the American customs. We would have a system which, while it avoided the evils, should combine the advantages...
...print in another column a communication on the College Seal, containing Dr. Holmes's two sonnets on the subject. These and the quotations from his explanatory letter, together with Mr. Sargent's answer to the Rev. Dr. Osgood, seem to us strong arguments for a return to the old motto. This college is not for the Church, and there is no reason why its motto should be. Dr. Osgood's words about Dr. Peabody meet with our hearty approval, and would if they said twice as much; but even if he does exert a strong Christian influence here, or even...
...inasmuch as that body has lately been the subject of much unjust criticism, both in and out of print. We entirely dissent from opinions expressed by the author of "More Music at Harvard," and publish the article merely because it presents the stock criticisms in a form convenient to answer. Were we ever so credulous, we could not be brought to believe that such glees as the writer mentions are too difficult for men with any knowledge of music and with fair voices, and much less can we believe that they are too difficult for our Glee Club...