Word: softly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...they walk along. Occasionally, also, the Advocate informs the eleven or the nine that if they can play well enough they will win, provided they don't get over confident; and tells the captain of the lacrosse team that if he keeps his head he will have a soft thing. When these articles appear the college smiles and tolerates the paper. But when this infantile burbling is turned in serious channels and pretends to represent college sentiment, it is time for the college to object...
Holmes field was rather too soft for cricket yesterday, especially after the two showers, but the scheduled championship match was played off in spite of unfavorable conditions. Haverford went to the bat first, and by steady play piled up 85 runs, Muir leading with 19. Sharper fielding by Harvard would have kept the score lower. Brown and Garrett led off in Harvard's first innings. and made 25 runs in quick succession before the first wicket fell. After that the side was retired rapidly by the puzzling balls of Martin and Baily. The game was stopped by rain after Haverford...
...result of the yesterday's cricket match was disappointing. The Harvard eleven did not do as well as they had given us every reason to expect. while Haverford played a very strong game, especially in the field. Notwithstanding the rain and soft ground the game was close and interesting...
Owing to the rain of the post few days the wickets today will be very soft, and consequently the bowlers ought to have things very much their own way. We have never up to now won an intercollegiate game, and, as the eleven this year is without doubt the best that Harvard has yet put into the field, we may look forward with some confidence to the result of today's game...
...done and showed much exactness on the part of the writer. It was the custom for the people to wear seals inscribed with figures of deities, men and animals, as a protection against evil spirits, and these figures are often merely impressed upon the stone while still in the soft condition. Seals with writtings on various subjects have been found, and one of the most important ones we have shows that it was used in some important commercial transaction. An extra layer of stone was layed over the seal for protection, and upon the outside of this, writings similar...