Word: deeper
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...fact that that comment is not very favorable shows that there must be some points open to criticism. Several games were lost by a hair's-breadth, and we were led to attribute this result to "hard luck;" but we think that the causes of our ill-success lie deeper than that. The base-running, on the whole, has been poor, and it is safe to say that the second game, if no other, with Yale, was lost through this deficiency. The fielding has been fair, with two or three exceptions; while the batting has been extremely variable. The great...
...general view of the whole subject, discussing only the important points, and the relations of one period to another. The general student would undoubtedly be interested in knowing the characteristics of each school of painting or sculpture, although he might never have the time nor the facility for going deeper. Such a course as this was given some years ago in the School of Fine Arts, at Paris, by M. Taine, and any one who is acquainted with his lectures will appreciate the advantages to be derived from a similar course here...
...fame, - a nobler, deeper passion...