Word: greatness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Universities thirty or forty boats of all descriptions, by thus used of an afternoon, by teachers and students, by the rich and the poor, will be pleased to think that rowing will soon be, not only the profession of a few among us, but the healthy recreation of a great many...
...forest for thirteen years. After thirteen years of incredible adventures they all return and fighting begins. The war is described interestingly for 100 pages, the other 1000 are extremely tedious. Udostheera is victorious, but had to commit a sin to gain complete victory. He returns in triumph to the great joy of all the inhabitants...
...university? Well, to tell the truth, I had some very distinct impressions of Harvard before I came here, and I cannot say that they have changed very materially. We editors, you know, keep our eyes on the whole world, and we know what is going on at all the great colleges and universities, whether they are in Heidelberg, Germany, or in Cambridge, America. I have walked about the college grounds a good deal during my visit here, and I have seen many fine fellows among the students here. I have met a number of professor, too, and they...
...respect for authority and a reverence for the college officials, and develops in them a fine sense of courtesy. On the other hand it seems to occasion among them a tendency to shirk their work and to violate authority somewhat. The Harvard system, as I have said, throws great responsibilities upon its undergraduates, and I believe that they are able to shoulder them. It makes them earnest and gives them an enthusiasm for their work...
...regard to marriages. Of the two hundred millions of people, there is not a single marriage of inclination. Among them father and mother are indifferent as to the husbands or wives of their children for they believe that all men's souls are but a part of the great soul. Hence the girles are wedded at six or seven years old, and go to live with their husbands at the age of thirteen or fourteen. In case the husband dies, the wife remains with her father-in-law, and is never reduced to beggary. The widow cannot marry again...