Word: powerful
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...arrangement of his reading matter shows how accurately and broadly he has considered his subject. Undoubtedly, incalculably strong tendencies to health or disease are inherited by all of us; but, on the other hand, every one has within his reach the power to better his form and development. It is owing to this, that thus far English college men have beaten us in almost everything. The average of their health is better, and it is therefore natural that their best men should be better than ours. But Mr. Blaikie's book is not intended as a manual for athletes only...
...greatest benefit to them. There are many, also, who are not attracted by the form in which Cambridge society is at present offered to them, but who would enjoy an occasional evening at a professor's house. To all such students our instructors have it in their power to do great good. We hope that the example set by several professors this year will be widely imitated in the future, and that the time may soon come when the Faculty will feel that their duties to their classes are not limited by the threshold of the recitation-room...
While thou wast mine alone, no power could tear...
...case of a foul the Referee shall have power to do one of two things: 1. To place the boats (except the boat committing the foul and disqualified) in the order in which they come in; 2. To order the race to be rowed over again, excluding the boat committing the foul...
...would naturally suppose that the students of most character and intelligence control the opinions of the college, and so they do to a certain extent; but too many of them exert an influence only over the few who are like themselves, and when they find that they have no power over the know-nothing element they are inclined to form a mutual-admiration society for the exchange of their valuable opinions...