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...very copious author, having written thirty odd books on philosophy and its relations to Christianity. His most important works are "The Life of the Spirit," "Christianity and the New Idealism," and the "Meaning and Value of Life." In 1908 he received the Nobel prize as the most eminent philosopher of the time...
...copious luncheon and clam-chowder will be served in the middle of the day, and then the land-and-water sports will be continued. The return trip, also by the steamer "King Philip" and special cars, will be made in time to arrive in Cambridge between 6.30 and 7 o'clock...
There are, in the collection of about 150 volumes on exhibition, two unique volumes. One is an autograph album in which Milton signed his name in Geneva on June 10, 1639, on his return from Italy; the other is Milton's copy of Pindar; which contains copious annotations in the poet's hand. Of the works in print, the rarest is perhaps a copy of the "Obsequies of John Kean," in which Milton's Lycidas first appeared. There is also a copy of the first printed collection of his poems, dated 1645. A copy of the second folio edition...
...word really implies in connection with a football organization. There have been popular demonstrations from time to time in the past decade in favor of this or that system with very little knowledge of just what was being acclaimed. The only external evidence of some systems has been a copious amount of notes on the work of the year, discussing each situation as it arose and giving a detailed account in writing of just what was done in every step of the work, all this information to be handed down to future years for their instruction and edification. Other systems...
...heritage of Labiche has been divided among M. Georges Feydeau, M. Gandillot, M. Alexandre Bisson, and M. Courteline. Of these, Courteline seems to have the most talent. He is a writer of considerable power, with a copious and spontaneous wit. The military officer is one of his stock characters, but he has not the tact, according to M. Deschamps, to treat him with the dignity due him as the protector of his country. "Les Gaietes de l'Escadron" is an excellent parody -- albeit full of philosophy--on the less attractive sides of military life. "Le Train de 8:47," "Boubonroche...