Word: atticus
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...controversy than the faculty is Mr. Loewi, author of an article on the "Feild Case." Without prejudice to the rights or wrongs of the now painful Case, a reviewer may point out the unwisdom of painting the devil all black. Dryden praised Achitophe the judge and Pope allowed Atticus true genius. Mr. Loewi shows a want of imagination, or at least of strategy, in claiming that the Department of Fine Arts was moved solely by personal vindictiveness in failing to reappoint Professor Feild...
...have recently been reading some of your letters to T. Pomponius Atticus. Are you surprised? And here I would ask you: Did you mean these epistles one day to be given to the public? I should doubt it. But whether yes or no the trick is done. Leave such things to our age. Your life, dear friend, is quite an open book! And now, but only because I love you, I tell you that some of your remarks to L. Lucceius, the historian, pleading that he speak favorably of you--even beyond the truth if necessary make a pretty immodest...