Word: moment
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gained a high position among his people he was cut off by disease. Goethe lived a silent life for twenty-seven years after and at his death left works which filled forty volumes. Of the two, Goethe was the more natural and worked on the inspiration of the moment; Schiller, a man who worked in art for art's sake. As to the relation that existed between these men, possibly the monument that is erected to their memory is the most complete. Goethe stands before. erect, proud, and stately; Schiller a little taller is looking out into the distance while...
...These intercollegiate contests prevent a general physical culture among the students. The moment there is a " 'varsity team" in training the whole athletic interest centres in it; the time that should be given to vigorous exercise is given to a humpbacked watching of the practicing team from the fence or stand. This is no small evil, this making a concentrated extract of athlete; it is bad for the extract and bad for the residuum...
...games of the Athletic association is expected to be examined a day or two before the meeting. If he desires to be examined earlier he finds himself barred out by the great number of men who have signed before him and he has consequently to wait till the last moment. Now in the course of a man's training he is obliged in his trial heats to exert himself almost as much as in the race itself. If therefore a man is in such condition physically that the races are dangerous to him, his previous training surely must also...
...already growing dark, so the second half began immediately after the close of the first. The Athletic club eleven forced the play, and five minutes after the half began, Peters carried the ball to within a foot of Harvard's goal line by an excellent rush; a moment later it was carried over the line by Hunt; the goal was kicked. Score, B. A. A., 10 Ninety-three, 5. The rest of the half was poorly played by both teams. When time was called the ball was within ten yards of Harvard's line...
...third down it was given to Ames who kicked a pretty goal from the field. Time, 18 minutes, score 17-15 for Princeton Lee made eight yards but on the third down Trafford was forced to kick. Cowan got the ball and ran until tackled by Saxe. A moment later Ames, beautifully guarded by the rush line, managed to get around Cumnock's end, and running twenty yards, scored. Goal, score 23-15. Lee started off with a fine run from the middle of the field. Cash prevented Saxe from gaining and Trafford kicked. Ames kicked it back over...