Word: die
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...York critics do not think as much of Strauss' latest operetta, "The Merry War," as those of Europe. "Strauss," says one writer, "as he shows himself to us in 'Die Lustige Krieg,' is no longer the Strauss of 'Die Fledermaus.' Everything is well written, in a scholarly and artistic manner, the orchestra is discreetly and always elegantly handled; but there is also a nearly total absence of that spontaneity, that musical humor and sparkling freshness, which made 'Die Fledermaus' so delightful. The score contains various pretty numbers, but they are all more or less the product of labor rather than...
...Advocate suggests, and let the Harvard poets as well as the Harvard musicians be allowed to publish their work in it. 2. Pay the goodies better wages and get better work. 3. Let us have better ventilation (excellent but "trite"). 4. Do not let interest in evening readings die out. (Further suggestion: Make evening readings more interesting.) 5. We pray for a public room for practising sparring. (All the fighting editors of the college are sadly out of training...
...Texas says he is willing and eager to die in Guiteau's place...
...acknowledge the receipt from the Emperor of an order not to publish the names of his guests at dinner who happen to die rather suddenly. We would like the Emperor to understand that we run the paper, and don't care a nightingale's eye-lash what he says. Our funeral will take place day-after-tomorrow, and all those who have paid up their subscription to date are invited. We are at present receiving bids from the widow...
Young ladies' seminary. - Examination in history: Teacher-"Mary, did Martin Luther die a natural death?" Mary-"No; he was excommunicated by a bull...