Word: brilliant
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Copeland's lecture on Fannie Burney yesterday afternoon was very entertaining. The life and humorous characteristics of Miss Burney and her brilliant circle of friends, including Johnson, Burke and Garrick, received more attention than her writings. The reading was from Macaulay's "Essay on Madam d'Arblay,"- Fannie Burney-and from the novelists own works, including selections from her diary...
...Boston Chess Club is to give a reception to Mr. Elmer E. Southard 1G., in recognition of his brilliant and unbroken record of games won in the Intercollegiate Chess Tournaments. The reception will be held in the club rooms, 18 Boylston place, Boston, on Saturday evening, January 22, at 8 o'clock...
Saturday's performance of "Athalie" brought to a brilliant close one of the most meritorious undertakings which for many years has engaged the attention of the University. Tremendous difficulties have been faced and overcome, and the success attained has been well earned. To all who shared in the work congratulations are due. They may well feel that the result is most creditable to themselves and to Harvard...
...still occupied by members of his family. He was graduated at Oberlin College in 1863, and after teaching some years he went to Leipsic to continue his studies, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1870. On his return home he taught in Tennessee University. A brilliant paper which he read at the meeting of the American Philological Association in 1871 attracted the attention of several members of this faculty, notably of the late Professor Gurney; and in 1873 he was called to our University as Tutor in Greek. In 1874, however, he became Professor of Ancient...
...Albert Ordway, the famous army officer, who died Sunday evening at the Hoffman House, New York, was a student of the Lawrence Scientific School when the Civil War broke out, and left College to enlist. He obtained a colonel's commission at the age of 21, and had a brilliant war record...