Word: characterizing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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King Lear may or may not be the greatest of Shakspere's plays, but of his great plays it is undoubtedly the most Shaksperian. For if we separate as much as is possible the qualities of Shakspere, and inquire by which of them he is most to be distinguieshed from...
This wonderful spectacle is nowhere seen to more advantage than in King Lear. For here we have a central figure too great and awe-inspiring to be lost in the confusion of the scene. Lear's voice, whether in rage, madness or contrition, is so powerful that all the whisperings...
These stereopticon views with which Mr. Bowen illustrated his own views upon alma mater, give a capital representation of life at Harvard. They comprise birds-eye views of the college and its surroundings, pictures of the buildings and of their interior, pictures of the yard, and all the other scenes...
Persons have urged that the work of our Literary Supplement would be done much more thoroughly and successfully by a monthly literary magazine, like the Yale Lit and the Nassan Lit. In one way, these persons are quite right. The essays would be presented in a more attractive, permanent form...
Princeton has a most perfect system of faculty espionage over the students. Students must obtain a vote of the faculty to enter, must present certificates of good moral character, and must sign a pledge not to join or attend the meetings of any secret society. No class meeting can be...