Word: limb
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Williams '99 had an intelligent grasp of the character of Simon Eyre, a master shoemaker and kind ruler of his journeymen. Firk, the main comic character, was played by J. A. Macy '99, whose mobility of feature and agility of limb did much to enliven the scenes. The English Department might say of the part of C. L. Bouve '99 as Rowland Lacy that it was subjective. The actor, though intelligent in his reading, did not seem to make the most of what is perhaps the best part in the play...
...more picturesque in American college life than the struggle for the flowers on Class Day. Harvard men everywhere are proud of it and they like to see the old traditions honored each year by the seniors. It is not a personal fight and there is no danger to limb or feature. It is a good natured tussle for mementos of Class Day, and it is the last time the seniors ever assemble as undergraduates. It is very satisfactory to note that the recently established practice of having the grand Harvard cheer by all the undergraduates and graduates...
...carried out would work vast mischief. There is no virtue which may not be made a vice. Shall everything capable of abuse be given up, or shall we not perform a greater service for the world by going forward under proper rules and regulations? We may grant that limbs are broken and lives lost; but we must remember that there is no form of life's activity which is not attended with risk. We close our eyes to all danger to limb and life when questions of business are concerned. If the world can afford to sacrifice the lives...
Rule 7. No striking, kicking, gouging, hair-pulling, butting, strangling, or any thing that endangers life or limb shall be allowed...
...greater than that indicated by theory, which may be due to an excess of clouds in the equatorial regions. The presence of the dark and narrow streaks, called canals by Schiaparelli, has been confirmed, and various measurements of them have been made. The clouds projecting beyond the limb and terminator have been studied, and their height has been found to be at least twenty miles...