Word: ruggedness
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Tabor was a large-framed, rugged man with little surplus flesh; utterly unlike the nutty-faced impersonation in Silver Dollar. His great weakness was neither whiskey nor women. In these I would say he was normal. His gambling appetite followed him to the grave. When W. S. Stratton gave him...
It is said that a certain Elizabethan poet, a rugged fellow and something of a cynic, ordered that a Latin inscription be carved under his name on his tombstone, which translated reads: "Dedicated to Oblivion." The Vagabond, like a bad preacher, has put the text at the end of the...
The monument atop the hill, designed by Manhattan Architects Rodgers & Poor, is a 66-ft granite pylon set upon a star-shaped foundation. In cross-section it is triangular, the apex pointing north to where the hill formerly stood. From the apex to the south face is carved a rugged...
In the miniature world of the university, the destination of the competitive express is social prestige. In the larger world, the first station is making money. What an extraordinary resemblance there is between the two types of competition! Both tend to foster equality of opportunity. Both help to keep the...
A further parallel suggests itself. "Rugged Individualism" in this country seems to be on the decline (though competition for jobs is stronger than ever). Extra curricular activities, though still powerful, have some of their pristine glory. Will the College Plan do to the one what the passing of the frontier...