Word: bursting
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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Phillips Brooks was, first of all, a preacher; and then a poet. If he had lived he might have been an administrator. One of his greatest powers was that of spontaneous prayer. With bowed head he would rapidly repeat some favorite passage; and then, throwing back his head, burst into thanksgiving, glowing and unbounded. His influence on undergraduates resulted from his diverse interests and his power to apply himself to little things. Not one of the officers of the University failed to feel the man's force and personality...