Word: account
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Yesterday afternoon, Professor de Sumichrast gave an introductory lecture in Sander's theatre on Racine's "Athalie." He gave an account of the effect Grecian drama had on French tragedy from the time of the Renaissance, and a description of its highest form of perfection attained by Racine. To a genius like Racine, the three classic limitations of unity in time, space and action had no influence, because he deals with the human heart. Professor de Sumichrast also gave an account of the form of play used by Racine, and spoke of several special characteristics of "Athalie" itself...
There was not room enough in Sever 11 to seat the audience yesterday afternoon at Mr. Copeland's introductory lecture on "Dr. Johnson and his friends." Mr. Copeland explained the purpose and extent of the course before passing on to an account of Samuel Johnson. For the two best lives of Johnson he referred to Lesley Steven and Boswell...
President Low of Columbia, Pres. Dwight of Yale, Pres. Gates of Amherst, Pres. Gilman of Johns Hopkins, Pres. Taylor of Vassar, Archbishop Williams and Bishop Lawrence were unable on account of previous engagements to accept the Department's invitation...
...President Perkins and the '98 election committee. It has since been formally presented to the committee, and will be brought up by them in special class meeting. It therefore seems desirable to the prime movers in the reform and to the committee to give a public and explicit account of its promoters, its essential features, and such alliterative detail as has been suggested...
Modern Language Conference. Papers: The Relative Frequency of Words in Elementary German. Dr. Bierworth.- Some Account of Irish Literature. Dr. F. N. Robinson. Sever...