Word: authorities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...English commonwealth, secondly, the Norman conquest, and thirdly, the growth and decline of parliament. The gradual evolution of the whole subject is shown in a most interesting and scholarly manner. The bibliographical foot-notes are very complete and show a liberal and careful use of the best authorities, though the author has undertaken but little research among the original documents. The second volume, now in preparation, will be termed "The After-growth of the Constitution...
...York Home Journal praises the "Island Fantasy" recently played in New York. Professor J. K. Paine, of the Musical department, is its author...
...Lowell, author of "Hessians in the American Revolution" attended the lecture in History 1 yesterday...
...Aldrich. Competent critics have declared it the best poem that America has produced for many years. The most striking characteristic of this work is the beauty of the diction, especially in the lines descriptive of the gradual decay of the old castle and of the break of day. The author never lacks for picturesque phrases. The tale is placed in the Elizabethan are and, as hinted in the preface, the method of the author is obviously influenced by his study of the poets and dramatists of that period. The poem is published in most attractive form, both printing and biading...
...Cannibal" is rather a curious sketch. To say the least, the story is incoherent, and it is difficult to get at the exact meaning of the author...