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Great surprise was occasioned by the announcement that a certain prominent book-seller of Cambridge, frightened at the brilliant prospects of the Co-operative Association, has betaken himself to intimidating his fellow-tradesmen. This man has threatened the most dire evils to Cambridge merchants who shall support or aid in any way the attempts of the students to assist themselves in the matter of purchases. "I will arouse," said he, "such a powerful public sentiment against the thing that any merchant who aids these fellows will regret it." There is no man in Cambridge who has made as much money...
...these crews are to be entirely separate and independent of each other. So it will be seen that we are endeavoring to put twenty oarsmen on the water. With what success remains to be seen. Many wiseacres are shaking their heads and prophesying dire disaster, but the students generally are hopeful. Certain it is that there are many applicants for positions on the two 'Varsity crews, but as yet the freshmen have not shown much enterprise in their undertaking...
Brings back the dire pangs of despair...
TONY. It was the minion of our dire oppressors...
...cite more of Khayyam, the question arises why he did not cite more of poets greatly his superiors. Firdansi, for instance, a remarkably learned and talented poet, made out of the Persian Chronicle a most perfect poem which well repays perusal in a translation ca va sans dire. He has been translated in German, I believe, by Friedrich von Schack, probably with German thoroughness and accuracy. Why did he not say more of Nizami, who celebrated the exploits of Alexander in a long epic called "Sekander-Kamed," and who, besides writing "Khosau and Shirin," wrote a most exquisite and touching...