Word: indistinct
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Flattened indistinct drums jarred the column forward. And every thud of them was a flash more of light let into the otherwise enternity of a peasant barmaid's obesity. . . Tum . . T-T. Tum, Tum, Tum. . Georgiette!. . . Georgiette...
First of all, detail is merely a means to an end, and not an end in itself. It is the instrument which, properly adjusted, enables us to see and realize our dreams; but if the focus is destroyed or if the glass becomes indistinct through improper manipulation, the image fades, and only a confused blur is distinguishable. Use the instrument properly and it will aid you invaluably, abuse it, and it will blind you hopelessly...
...Fair Harvard," it is lamentable to note, is, if sacred, almost too much so. Many times it is sung with the most indistinct enthusiasm, a great number of students being so unacquainted with it that they know not even the words. Certainly there is no calling into question of its sanctity when it is played in an outburst of enthusiasm by a band trained to render it as a march. We cannot conceive it possible that the hymn may imbibe into its essence any coarse or unpleasant aspect because it resounds oftener in the ears of students; and the band...