Word: grandeur
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...tells the truth, unmasking the pretensions of Ardtornish for example; yet he does not despise the charming baseless tales which cling about many of the ruins, and which are more prized by the average tourist than is the truth. Occasionally, as in the case of Dunstaffnage, he exaggerates the grandeur or strength of a place: this castle does not at present rise sheer from the sea-cliff, and but for a garden wall it is quite easy to walk around it. Of the structural refinements of Both well, on the other hand, he does not seem sufficiently appreciative. The style...
...them, except on those rare occasions when to have done so would have been more than human. One of the most wholesome things that an American can do is to read a good bit of Washington's correspondence during the Revolutionary War. Then he can appreciate the constancy and grandeur of the man in the midst of unparalleled difficulties. For him who has not the time or the opportunity to do this, the fifth chapter of "The Seven Ages of Washington" can be commended...
...English-speaking races; this side the Atlantic or the other. For life at this time and such a place, devoted to Christian service, seems the loftiest ideals for which a man of high ambition may strive. Here people have come to realize better than ever before the grandeur of the call to Christian service, and now come nearer to answering...
...true; or of binding themselves to what they but half believe, or in the imposition of doubtful propositions, which becomes a tyranny. The dogmatic tendency, first growing among the Greeks, and then enforced by the Roman Law, was open to all these dangers, though there is a certain grandeur and reticence in the creeds it produced, especially when contrasted with the dogmatic speculations, often imposed as necessary truth, after the Reformation in Germany. Our age claims not an extension of dogmas, but their simplification and interpretation...
...thinking not of the world, but of himself; and when his college life suddenly disappears the question confronts him "What can I do?" Is his ambition and ability for political strength, for a power in government, or do the activities and prizes of business seem nearer his grasp? The grandeur and dignity of both may well tempt him, for in both we find, on the whole, dignity, high moral sense, and a prevailing desire for what is best. One way, perhaps, to decide this question would be to have a "fellows conference" here in the University, where men could meet...