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Hugo's letters show him to have posessed a strong and lovable character, there being but little suggestion of the extravagance of thought and diction which often marred his romances...
...them for this year. They are divided into two series, the first beginning on July 1 and ending August 31. Each series comprises five groups. The first group of advanced courses includes a course on the French language, one on classical literature, one on contemporary literature, and one on diction and dramatic reading. Parallel courses are included in the second group. The third group comprises three courses on the Institutions of contemporary France. The fourth treats of the history of French art, and the lectures will be given in the Museums and Monuments of Paris and the immediate neighborhood...
...will present "The Profligate," by A. W. Pinero. Miss Burroughs is one of the favorites among all the artistes who visit this city. "The Profligate," which she has selected for her opening, is said to be one of the most powerful dramas, and is a marvel of superb diction, trenchant English and dramatic surprises without number. "The Profligate" has been recently produced, and wherever seen has met with the greatest approbation. The company surrounding her will be one of undoubted excellence, as there are many strong parts in this new play, requiring accuracy and merit. Miss Burroughs's engagement...
...small. Chaucer shows the tendency of the two dialects of court and country to coalesce and form a new language. The almost contemporary poem of Piers Ploughman, written for popular effect, is Anglo-Saxon in the form of its metre, and shows but slight traces of French in its diction. The vision opens thus...
...instead: "Here on this bench and school of Time," and defend it as a better reading in a note. Another German critic of great pretensions, pronounces "the Life and Death of Thomas Lord Cromwell," and "The Yorkshire Tragedy" to be Shakespeare's on the strength of structure and diction. Quoting from the last named play, he declares "the description of remorse...