Word: barren
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...just written an interesting letter to the Nation on "English Universities in Winter." The letter contains some sketches of the life at Oxford and Cambridge, and tells about the work of some of the prominent university men whom Mr. Winsor has met in England. Mr. Winsor speaks of the barren appearance of the college buildings and grounds at this season when the ivy on the old walls has disappeared and the trees have lost that thick foliage that makes English country so beautiful. The aspect of antiquity and decay that the buildings presented was not all pleasing. Inside the buildings...