Word: possession
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...this form of latent anticipation. There is evidence that the habitude of awaiting the sound of a certain note was a feature of the music of the early Christian church, and its extence may even be surmised in Greek melody. While much existing primitive music seems likewise to possess tonic structure, it is in many cases, as for instance in the elaberate instrumental compositions of the Iavese, impossible to assign to any note this position of ascendency on others...
...only fiction in the number-is not a story of action or of incident, but rather one of character delineation. The different moods of the hero are vividly drawn, and although the scene with the other principal character-the heroine-does not seem to have the force it should possess, the story as a whole gives a clear and correct picture of one of a class of men who, as the author says, "were prominent at Harvard a decade...
...received thereon to be applied toward the expenses of conducting and maintaining the said building and to go toward the purchase of works of art, and I do also give and bequeath to the said corporation all and singular the following works of art which I now possess, namely, all my paintings, articles of bric-a-brac and Indian, Chinese and Japanese jewelry, curios, carvings and other curiosities not otherwise disposed of to belong to and remain in the said Art Museum and to be called and known as the Fogg Collection...
Thus far all has been praise for the team which has brought the first place to Harvard. But as much as the team appreciate this, I am sure they would feel glad to possess some personal memento of Harvard's first victory over Yale...
...rest should realize that their only chance of winning the class championship lies in hard, systematic work. The men must not feel sure of the championship because of the good showing so far, for this is just the sort of over-confidence to lose them whatever advantage they now possess...