Word: intention
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...seven cornices on the mountain of Purgatory, up which the pilgrim must climb, are the sins of pride, envy, anger, gloomy indifference, avarice, lust, and gluttony. Pride is a sin against God, for it makes man self-centered. Envy is the evil eye that looks with malignant intent upon the more successful man. Gloomy indifference is that dangerous state of mind which leads one finally to embrace sin. Lust is the flame through which every man and woman must sometime pass,--namely, the desires of the flesh...
...doubtless with mingled emotions that those few earnest students who were abroad shortly after the Harvard Hall bell ceased its matutinal jangling yesterday, saw the Yard invaded by a "horde of lusty Helots" armed with crow-bars and pickaxes; for their murderous intent upon Gore Hall was manifest. Those who have sat and read and writhed in its swivel seats, or waited while its alleged contents were sought form the cellar of Appleton or the garret of Conant, will pause to breathe the respectful sigh due its venerable three quarters of a century of existence. And thus passes Gothic Gore...
...sense; namely, a community which should be guided by the best of its members; where merit should be fairly determined, and then rewarded. Determining real merit would be a difficult task, unless the judge knew his candidates; and the combination in President Hibben of friendly personality and this firm intent to make the happiest use of it augurs well for his administration...
...persons vainly enamoured should migrate to Scotland with the object of their affections, given themselves out as married to him, and write him a note signed "Your loving wife." That is all that is necessary: the Law of Scotland does the rest; it will convict you of the intent to marry and sentence you forth-with to conjugal bliss. At least, that was where the "Indiscretion of Truth" came in. Truth was a maiden fair to see. She rashly wrote to one man that she would meet him at an inn and be his bride. He sent her an answer...
...fact that a recent CRIMSON editorial on the exclusion of books from the Reading Room was misconstrued by many. The CRIMSON realizes that the great majority of the Faculty are extremely generous in regard to books they have written. Our editorial, far from being general in its intent, merely wished to protest against two or three books whose exclusion we believe unjustified...