Word: contrasted
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...stanzas "In a Copy of the Vita Nova" by Russell Hillard Loines is a delightful contrast to Mr. Savage's lamentable "Song." Mr. Loines was apparently conscious of what he wished to say, and his beauty of word and rhythm is very charming...
...developed in Provence, and with his contemporaries of note spread on all sides from Trois the powerful influence of the Provencal moral ideals. Trois became the centre of that social discussion and imaginative production, which brought about the transition to the modern ideals of society standing in such sharp contrast to those in vogue before the period of the Middle Ages...
...Even King Arthur is not the shadowy phantom we usually meet with, but real flesh and blood. The descriptions of the hunts are unsurpassed in English poetry and lend color and reality to the plot. Not the least remarkable characteristic of this poem is its elevated morality, a great contrast to the loose morals of most romances. This beautiful poem shows us what a genius could do with materials borrowed from France...
...work of the football squad during the week has been most satisfactory to the coaches. In the Dartmouth game the play was fast and snappy, a decided contrast to some of the earlier exhibitions. The freshman material is being worked hard, but as yet few men heavy enough to be of much use can be found. A balance of $2,286.39 is shown by the report of the Financial Union for the last year. This sum is left after meeting all expenses of the Cambridge games and the annual subscription to the Field Fund. The fact that no increase...
These two characters form an agreeable contrast with those of Beralde-Argan's brother, a man of good sense-and the suitor of Angelique, Cleante, whose modest and graceful manners are pleasing; whilst the delicate sentiments and sound reason of Angelique stand opposed to the affected mildness and treacherous advice of Beline, Argan's wife, whose object is to deprive her step-children of their father's property, but who is baffled in this attempt by an artifice planned by Toinette...