Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...sympathy of the University, whether in victory or defeat. Pluck and perseverance have been the qualities by which laurels have been won for Harvard in the past, and if the coming managers of the Nine and Crew manifest that they have these qualities, we may look for the same brilliant results in the future...
...time I watched the different types of beauty, - but so much beauty is intoxicating. The brilliant crowd began to oppress me, and I walked over to my room. It was still occupied by the guests of the man who had borrowed it. I sat down on the window-seat outside, and could hear the conversation within...
After about fifteen minutes, when the applause which burst forth spontaneously at this brilliant sally, had somewhat abated, Miss Rosamond Mortimer, the poet, was escorted on to the stage. Her appearance was in every respect romantic. Her profile was of the purest Grecian type, excepting her nose, which, being a little retrousse, added marvellously to the deep sentiment written plainly in her other features. There was a plaintive dulcet tone to her voice that thrilled the heart of every hearer, as completely as - as - as the squeaking of bad chalk does in a recitation-room. Her poem, "On the Beauty...
...pleasant a Class Day as that which has fallen to the lot of any class within the memory of Harvard men; and though other classes may have been as much favored in some respects, it is certain that none have ever attracted such a large and brilliant company as that which gathered last Friday at the invitation of '79. The spreads and teas were all largely attended. Memorial Hall was filled during the afternoon and evening, and for the first time within out recollection it was possible to dance there with comfort. The success of the dancing...
...heavy crew, and will be sure to prove a formidable rival; and the interest in the race will be greater than was felt last year, as so much more depends upon the result. We do not need to remind the Crew how much the University relies upon their success. Brilliant victories at New London and Saratoga would go far towards compensating for previous disappointments, and Harvard looks hopefully to the men of whom she has already had such good cause to be proud...