Word: copiously
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...regular departments of the Magazine are as copious as usual. As of especial interest may be mentioned the statistics of the enrolment of the University in this and other years, and in comparison with other institutions this year; the discussion of the examination problem and that of giving greater prominence to scholarly attainment; biographical sketches of the recipients of honorary degrees; the infirmary problem; and a list of some one hundred and fifty former graduate students, with brief notes of their work and occupation since their residence in Cambridge...
...loss to comprehend the "of Ohio" part. Why he should wish thus to compromise the Buckeye State is inconceivable. The book is composed chiefly of prefaces in which Mr. Bryan has endeavored to vindicate himself by explaining how he came to be an author; but even with such copious explanation he is not convincing...
...notice of the hymn book would be incomplete without a mention of the excellent indexes which supplement it. Of these, the biographical indexes of authors and translators and of composers are remarkably copious and interesting...
...studying American History will find this series especially valuable. The first article gives an account of the witchcraft cases in New England previous to 1692; the outbreak in Salem Village; the court and places of trial; a full history of the trials of accused persons, and copious quotations from the remarkable testimony in the court files are given; and the article is embellished with many portraits and drawings now published for the first time, and made specially for the series. The article is particularly interesting at this time, as the anniversary of this remarkable delusion is approaching...
...essay on "John Aubrey," the ale-and-gossip-loving antiquary of the seventeenth century, is written in that discriminative but easy style which has heretofore characterized Mr. Duffield's work of a corresponding nature. Copious extracts from Aubrey's papers and books are proportionately intermingled with choice bits of narrative and with original observations in such a manner as to make the reading of it a profitable pleasure...