Word: darker
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Golden Fleece, and the Pasteur Medal, all in the Civil War. The introduction of farce mars the illusion. "The Man with the Soul" is an amusing story of a misunderstood undergraduate, a recluse with a sense of humor. Invited by two more experienced friends to an excursion to Darker Boston, he mystifies his companions by a very well done dry-drunk, to use the language of a generation...
...must have a strong and healthy interest in the affairs of other men. Mr. Paine, the second speaker, spoke upon the appeal which the needs of the poor in the great cities should make upon the interest of all intelligent men; Harvard men ought to feel what the darker side of life is. Alms are not the whole of charity. Successful charity must do four things: relieve worthy need, prevent unwise alms to the unworthy, raise, where possible, every needy person into independence, and make sure that no child grows to be a pauper...
...appearance she is not nearly so graceful as the "John Harvard," chiefly on account of her stern which is square and of darker wood than the rest of the boat which makes it especially prominent. The rudder is fastened to the stern as in an ordinary row boat. The interior of the launch is large and affords plenty of room for coaching and for spectators...