Word: sick
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...thought that such a building should have separate rooms for each of the religious societies, one or more rooms suitable for lectures and addresses, a suite of rooms for the preacher serving his term at the University, a library and reading room, rooms where sick students and those attending them could be accommodated; and a hall where receptions could be held and distinguished visitors of the University entertained...
...descriptions are recollections written in a sick room, after long absence from the scenes of which he wrote. The fact that he was an artist is what we think of most. In "Virginibus Puerisque" he was a conscious artist. If he was in his other works, he succeeds in dissembling the consciousness. Stevenson was forever occupied with the harmonies of prose. The most beautiful passages are in "Virginibus Puerisque...
...means an unusual thing for an athlete to get into such a state from lack of exercise, over-diligent application to his studies or what not, that he finds the first week of work wears on him to such an extent that he becomes really sick. The chances are then about even that he will conclude training does not "agree" with him and give it up altogether...
...than Harvard. It is fair to suppose that the Yale veterans have improved to a greater extent than the Harvard team, which is composed so largely of inexperienced men. Yale has suffered somewhat by the loss, on account of illness, of DeWitt, a promising halfback. Before he was taken sick he was playing better than Armstrong ever has played, and far better then Armstrong's short season would allow this year. But Jerrems, who captained the freshman eleven last year, has developed strongly during the last two weeks and will undoubtedly play halfback. The only other veteran...
...score of 22 to 0. The ninety-eight men played an excellent game, which was chiefly effective, however, on account of the light weight of their opponents. Several new men were tried in the line positions, as four or five of the regular men are on the sick list...