Word: styling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...demon that has crept into the Seminary of Our Lady of Angels, and at present edits the exchange column of the Niagara Index, reaches for the Crimson in the following style: "A vein of lovesick, sentimental bosh permeates the Crimson's pages. But as we have never been in love, and don't anticipate any such fatality, our censure is excusable." Poor fellow, we really pity you! The unlucky author of "Specimen Bricks" next claims his attention: "We cannot say the idiot who is responsible for the above is a brick. This article may occasionally be found embedded...
...prevented, by illness, from entering, and an easy victory for him was anticipated; but Heilbron surprised every one by his marked improvement in sparring since his plucky bouts with Thomsen, '80, and Spaulding, 81, at the last two meetings. In the first round Heilbron's improvement in style was particularly noticeable, and many of his blows were very effective, while Sharon was not up to his usual form at all, and attempted little else than to parry the frequent leads of his opponent. In the second round, however, Sharon took the aggressive, and proved himself the quicker and straighter hitter...
...curves and straight-arm swings being particularly noticeable for their excellence; while Mr. Howe, with 2 1/2 lb. clubs, accomplished some very intricate and complicated motions, many of them, however, wrist motions, which it would be impossible to execute with heavier clubs. As the two contestants represented entirely different styles of swinging, and yet each was most excellent in his own style, the judges were at a loss to decide which was the better swinger, and finally presented two equal first prizes, one to each of the two contestants...
...owing to the indisposition of Mr. Burr, the bout, after the first few passes, proved an easy victory for Mr. Bacon. Mr. Burr has been suffering from the effects of a recent severe illness, and rather overestimated his strength, so that he was unable to finish the bout. The style of both men was excellent, and had Mr. Burr only been himself, it would have been a most interesting contest. Messrs. R. Sturgis, '81, the Captain of the Lacrosse Team, and G. B. Morison, '83, the Captain of the Freshman Football Team, contended in the Running High-Jump...
...manage to make my profession pay by writing rhymed advertisements for newspapers, and epitaphs, of which style of composition I will give specimens before closing...