Word: commenting
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Copeland expressly disclaimed any attempt to expound either Emerson or Carlyle with authority. He acknowledged a debt to several books and to the illuminating conversation of Professor J. B. Thayer, who, upon Arnold's comparison of Marcus Aurelius and Emerson as moralists, made the important comment that, although Marcus Aurelius gives the world morality, Emerson gives it morality kindled...
...comment aroused by the Harvard and Cornell games has now about died out and the attention of the student body has been turned to the coming game with Yale. While much encouragement was received from the rather unexpected victory over Harvard, still there is not by any means a spirit of confidence that Yale will be defeated on Nov. 23. The small score made against Cornell was to a certain extent a surprise. But on account of the poor condition of the team as a result of the hard fought game with Harvard a week before, a very large score...
...receipt of another book of short stories, "The Bachelor's Christmas and other Stories," by Robert Grant. (Charles Scribner's Sons, $1.50.) These stories also appeared in magazine form. The illustrations are by Messrs. Gibson, Wiles, Wenzell, and Carleton. Mr. Grant's style is too familiar to require any comment. Suffice it to say that these are among the best stories that he ever wrote and their popularity is assured...
...acoustic deficiencies of the lecture hall, we understand that remedies will soon be tried in the way of hangings put in various parts of the room. Until it is known how successful they will prove, it will be as well to defer unfavorable comment in this regard...
...last issue of the Yale Alumni Weekly contains a picture of Professor Ames, and prints under it, after the name, the words, "Dictator of Harvard Athletics." We have already expressed our opinion of such personal attacks. Without taking the space to comment on this one we leave it to gentlemen of either university to decide on which side of the controversy this form of argument is likely to carry the most weight...