Word: seemly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...repent. Some cannot reach the individuality of their sin because they are a part of a great army which sweeps them on in its progress and restrains them from acting independently as they might if they were alone. Others fall into a kind of mental indifference from which they seem to be unable to rouse themselves; they can not throw aside their sins and give their souls a chance...
...appeared before this second stronghold. The fort was built on a bluff near the Cumberland river, and protected behind by a series of ridges, separated by mashes and creeks. John Floyd and Pillow, in command, had a force of 18,000, quite equal to Grant's, but they seem to have been paralyzed. They did nothing whatever to hinder the Union advance, and Grant seemed to know their incapacity, and count upon...
...allowance for any objection which might possibly be raised in view of the fact that the custom is only a few years old and has not been sanctioned by any vote of the class. We believe however, that the cap and gown will not be opposed this year. They seem to meet the desired end of giving to the seniors and other candidates for degrees an appropriate, distinctive and graceful uniform better than anything else could do and they are certainly a vast improvement over the all-day evening dress and high hat which were abandoned a few years...
...members of the University, anything beyond the simple announcement that Mr. Copeland is to give his first lecture of the year tonight is unnecessary. Mr. Copeland's evening talks on literature in Sever Hall have come to seem an indispensable feature of the college year, and the many who have enjoyed them in the past are looking forward with great interest to this year's course...
...marks given in one of the sections. Now is this assertion of theirs really correct. Are the instructors actually assigning marks upon different standards of excellence? Those members of the course who are in the 1.30 section may remember a statement of the instructor in charge which would seem to cast some light upon the question. He said substantially as follows: "I regret to be obliged to state that the standard of this course has thus far been unusually low. My batch of fifty briefs was the poorest I have seen in a long while. I have been obliged...