Word: contention
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Soon part with simple, plain Content...
...even almost, as an antiquated piece of writing, full of many curious puzzles and "posers," or as a text for grammatical dissertations. In other words, if our instructors will be something more than grammarians and antiquaries; if they will treat Greek literature as literature; if they will be content to be men, not pedants; if they will elucidate AEschylus as they read Shakspere, - then classical learning will revive among...
...thus, of his content the Spring...
...maximum provision, since the marking will be done on a scale of a hundred, and not of sixty. That is, full credit will be allowed for a sixty per cent knowledge, but all above that goes for nothing. It is likely that most of these men will be perfectly content with sixty, or even fifty-nine per cent...
...those happy mortals who are content to let well enough alone in these matters, neither half of this question has any interest; but to those who intend to change their present rooms, or who may say of their chums and themselves, "And we've agreed together that we can never agree," the decision of one or both parties is of some importance...