Word: bitter
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...have expected. It must be remembered first that the men on the eleven have been entirely out of practice for years, secondly that most of them have never played against Yale or Princeton at any time, and thirdly that they have been compelled to overcome a widespread notion, or bitter prejudice, that Harvard men cannot play foot-ball any way, and would do well if they never tried. With all these obstacles in its path the team has met the champion foot-players of America on their own grounds, surrounded by hundreds of enthusiastic supporters, and yet it was able...
...they could always have been proud to claim as one of their number, and whom they could always remember with affectionate regret; but to those who knew and loved him his loss will be irreparable; and his cheery nature, his generosity and his frankness, will always be precious and bitter memories which will last a lifetime...
Many of the students had had a bitter personal experience with their governments, and many others had seen relatives and dear friends arrested, on mere suspicion, and banished even without trial. Naturally politics was the ill-absorbing topic of conversation, and, as may be imagined, the young reformers, although united in opposition to the existing evils of society, were often divided by the most conflicting opinions as to the remedy of those evils. The club to which the young American belonged, was a veritable centre of political news; and many of the members were active writers for the press...
...would indicate, that to nine-tenths of us a compulsory service is utterly distasteful and wrong. We know better than Dr. Hale what effect this service is having on the college. We know better than he that seniors go away from Harvard without religious belief, and with only a bitter hate and contempt in their hearts for the methods employed here to make them "moral." We know better than he what a spiritual waste and loss our present system carries with it. The taste of Dead Sea apples is very fresh in our mouths...
...CRIMSON recently published some very original translations of the French; and the French language in the hands of young students certainly proved itself exceedingly versatile. Between the Teutonic and Gallic races, however, there has always been an ever bitter rivalry, and as a rule the Teutonic have come out ahead. It is interesting to note how well this rule is emphasized in the matter of versalility of languages. The French, in regard to translation, was shown to be remarkably versatile. But read the following renderings from a sight passage in German given to a freshman class of not many years...