Word: bold
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Marivaux. He said that Marivaux is superior to Goldsmith in construction and is more thoroughly artistic. In Marivaux's play the analysis is subtle and delicate, the characters carefully and minutely drawn, the interest concentrated throughout. Goldsmith's play is diffuse, the characters are drawn with a few bold strokes, and there is a great variety of incident...
...enabled to devote a larger share of his attention to the duties of the former. Dr. William A. Lamberton, Professor of Greek Language and Literature, who has been for several years Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, will act as Dean of the college, while Dr. William Romaine New-bold will succeed him as Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy. A new departure also is the appointment of a Vice-Dean from among the younger members of the Faculty, who will be especially in contact with the students, and to whom they may go at any time for advice...
...conclusion which must convulse the nation and may affect the civilization of the world? The fact is that there never was a public question which stood more in need of immediate, full and open discussion. The people are very far from being united, and it would be a bold man who would venture now to rely on the country for support of any extremen position, and however determined Mr. Roosevelt himself may be he would no doubt admit that public opinion must be proved to be very united if an ultimatum of war is to be pushed. People...
...these reasons, Rosecrans adopted the bold plan of striking directly south, across the river and over a succession of mountain ridges, passable only by narrow gorges, to the railroads which brought Bragg his supplies from the South...
...these Western campaingns, services of the river fleet can not be overestimated. The North was very strong in this branch of the service. Not only was she favored by her machine shops, and skilled engineer, but the crews were imbued with the same bold spirit, which carried the navy so triumphantly through with its unheard-of task of blockading 3000 miles of sea coast...