Word: also
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...literature worthy of study anterior to the eighteenth century"; a statement which seems to show that he supposes that the average man, whom I suppose to be designated by the word "one," is ignorant of the existence, not only of the classics of ancient and mediaeval Europe, but also of the Bible, - a book which the onslaughts of the wise men of our time have, as yet, hardly driven out of sight and out of mind...
...wishes of Cambridge he [Mr. Rees] says the crews shall be altered to four-oared ones, and that the event shall come off any day up to the 15th of August, which would enable the English crews going to take part in the Henley Regatta before starting, and also at the Philadelphia International Regatta (fixed for the end of August), before leaving...
...Maudlin Criticism." That article, even in its title, was so offensive that comments upon it have come to us from many sources, while lengthy - not to say heavy - refutations of its sentiments have been meditated by several persons. A feeling of compassion for the readers of the Crimson has also moved us in this matter. It has always been the desire of the editors of the paper to leave its columns open to the discussion of any subject in which a majority of undergraduates felt an interest. However excellent a thing Persian poetry may be in itself...
...usual upon the absurdity of situations for its effect, and inferior to his former farce "Chums," yet it received deservedly a fair share of applause. The Honorable Mr. Buncombe as personated by Mr. Sargent, and Mr. Joy in the character of Mrs. Taylor, were both well received, as was also Mr. Harris, in the part of Frank Buncombe...
...make up" of Siebel, "pretty page with the dimpled chin," was astonishingly good; while his acting and singing were a complete success. The part of Dame Martha was also taken at short notice, and was both acted and sung to perfection. The duet of Martha and Mephistopheles was encored, and was one of the best features of the performance. The Knickerbocker chorus was intended (we have since been informed) to represent a combination of all the late schemes for "Dress Reform." The effect was certainly startling, but we fear that the dress was not entirely understood by the audience...