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Word: deeps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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Lecture. The Drama of Yesterday: "London Assurance," "Old Heads and Young Hearts," "The Hunchback," "Still Waters Run Deep," "Peg Woffington," "David Garrick," "Richelieu," "Society," "Caste," and other plays by Sheridan, Knowles, Boucicault, Tom Taylor, Bulwer, and Robertson. Mr. Copeland, Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 2/10/1894 | See Source »

...Poulton first spoke of the color of animals as adapted to purposes of concealment. This adaptation, he said, goes beyond merely affecting the surface of the animal's body and is deep seated in the nervous system. Some insects closely resemble dead leaves, and as a dead leaf with a hole in it appears more decayed than one that is entire, so some insects go to the extent of having what gives the impression of a hole upon the surface of their bodies. In one stage of development this hole is represented, as an artist would represent it on canvas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Address on Colors of Animals. | 2/8/1894 | See Source »

...different and often dangerous kind, or by an appearance of being wounded and therefore useless to an enemy. Pictures were shown of hermit-crabs, which attached to themselves sea-anemonies for the purpose of self-defence, the anemonies being offensive to hostile fishes. One picture represented a deep-sea fish which attracts its prey by a lure in the shape of a phosphorescent light; another showed a snap-turtle which lies for hours with its mouth open and entices small fish by means of filaments on its tongue which look like worms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Address on Colors of Animals. | 2/8/1894 | See Source »

...lecture by Mr. Irving. Mr. Irving's decision will be looked upon with the greatest favor by the students, and his coming will be impatiently awaited. And this for the simple reason that, although college men are fond of light opera and comedy, they yet have a deep respect for the better work of the stage, that work which demands fine artistic sense and a broader, nobler view of the possibilities of the theatrical art than is found in ordinary actors and actresses. There is a positive quality about all art that comes anywhere near perfection which commands respect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 1/23/1894 | See Source »

...Addison then read a few words and offered a prayer. A solo by Master Willie Macdonald, and again the audience rose as the choir sung "Hark, Hark my Soul," and the procession moved slowly down the aisle. Then with the deep harmonies of Beethoven's funeral march, the people went quietly away, having paid the last tribute to the man whom so many had found a friend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Funeral of Mr. Bolles. | 1/15/1894 | See Source »

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