Word: powers
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...Fitzpatrick turned his attention partly to disproving the statement of the affirmative, that colonies are essential to the welfare of France. Though it is true that France needs additional strength to establish the equilibrium of power in Europe, this can be secured better by a purely defensive alliance than by such a one as is proposed by the affirmative, or by additional colonies...
...water and has rowed in much the same order throughout the season. E. B. Roberts at stroke is a promising man and has had considerable experience in rowing, having stroked the winning interscholastic crew last year and the winning fall Freshman eight. He is light but has the power, endurance and life to row a strong race. George at 7 is clumsy and tends to slug when he is tired, but is a powerful man and has clean watermanship. Whitwell at 6 has held his place throughout the season and shown steady improvement; he is heavy but has the strength...
...Boardman, who rowed last year on the winning interscholastic crew; he has come up lately from the third crew during the illness of Pier and is doing promising work. Ayer at 7 rowed 3 on the Roxbury Latin crew last spring. He and McGrew at 6 are heavy and powerful men and Ayer is an especially reliable oar both in blade and body work. Swann at 5 has had some experience in rowing at Groton, but is still a little awkward, and lacks a strong finish. Burgess at 3 rowed last year on the Halcyon crew at St. Paul...
...criticism of Marie Bashkirtseff's Journal, G.H. Montagu has met his baffling problem with great analytical power. He has put before us with much vividness the conflicting characteristics of a many-sided mind. His synthesis is not, however, on a par with his analysis...
According to Sallust, this downfall was due in large measure to the destruction of Carthage, which left Rome without an enemy and therefore an easy prey to internal corruption. During the century prior to the time of Cicero and Caesar, a clique of about 300 politicians held the power and managed all elections, with the result that riots and proscriptions followed each other in rapid succession. The condition of the proletariats, or common rabble, became steadily worse; but during the long quarrel between Marius and Tulla their support was essential for the success of either party, a fact which...