Word: cleverly
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yesterday the tournament was brought down to the finals which are to be played this morning at 10.30 on the Carey court. The championship lies between Orcutt and Johnston who are both putting up a clever game of tennis, so the match bids fair to be an interesting one. Three out of five sets will decide the match. The matches played yesterday resulted as follows...
...graduate article" is by G. Santayana, and is entitled "What is a Philistine?" It is a very clever exposition of that somewhat vague character known to modern literature as a "Philistine," written in brilliant, almost dazzling English, full of unexpected turns and telling phrases...
Augustus A. Hayes, '57, recently died in Paris. He was one of the founders of Life, and has gained considerable reputation as a writer of clever stories, and as a contributor to various magazines...
...performed his own tricks which were, on the whole, very creditably done. It was a very close thing, in the minds of the spectators, between Macallister, Clark and Winslow, but the judges decided in favor of Macallister first, and Clark second. Winslow was very graceful and did several clever acts which required considerable strength and skill. While the judges were making their decision, a very pretty pyramid was formed on the bars by Mr. Bowler and Moore '93, assisted by Farquhar, Macallister, McNear, Winslow, Earle and Clark...
...sharper might easily set himself up as a prophet and receive no small income from the contributions of these poor fanatics. He tells a story of Peregrimes, a man whose object in life was to become notorious. Among other follies this man became a Christian. He was so clever that he soon took the lead of all officers of the church, interpreted many books, and wrote many others. Finally he was made a bishop; then he broke some of the Christians' laws, and was expelled from the brotherhood...