Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...beginning of the dissertation pick out a brilliant passage from your Sophomore themes. This will attract attention; and if it seem abrupt, the objection against abrupt beginnings is not well founded. [See Hill's Rhet., Book II. Chap. VI.] A similar quotation somewhat longer and, if possible, more brilliant will make a good conclusion. The intervening part, the body of the dissertation, should be carefully arranged, and have several marked divisions. Such divisions encourage the reader, for, without counting the remaining pages, he can see that he is drawing nearer the end; and they also are extremely handy when...
...present Freshman class are wise and practical. It is useless to undertake to row a race when the amount of money that can be raised to support the crew is still a vague uncertainty: it is also well, before sending a challenge, to consult those who have had somewhat more than a few months' experience in rowing. But these are not the only morals to be drawn. One of the causes of '81's ill success this year was the laxity of discipline of the man who held the most responsible position on the crew. His own carelessness and disregard...
...have strong doubts whether he does so by permission of the Faculty; as even the respectable Advocate's request to be allowed its use was refused. But Mr. King is not the only offender, for an enterprising restaurateur in town has sent invitations to all the undergraduates, which read somewhat in this fashion : "Christo et Ecclesiae. Serve Mr. -, and give him a discount of fifteen per cent...
...celebrated on Wednesday and Thursday of next week, is rendered of interest to the students of Harvard by the fact of the close connection which has existed between the academy and this college. Of late years the number of boys prepared for Harvard at Andover has somewhat fallen off, but the tide has turned, and now an increasing number in every class find their way to this college...
...next after this succeeded the run of eight stadia; and one youth was somewhat ahead, but next followed a young man clothed in red as to his whole body; and last came another, excellent, indeed, as to other things, but not very swift of foot, far behind and running slowly; and applause arose up from among those assembled, as was fitting...