Word: dueling
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Born in 1799, Poushkin's first poem appeared in 1818. His literary career appears wonderful, when it is recalled that it was put an end to by a duel when he was thirty-seven years old, leaving him only nineteen years of literary life. In speaking of Poushkin as compared with his predecessors, the lecturer showed that in the eighteenth century poets had spoken of outside life; in the beginning of the present century they spoke of feelings and the inner life, yet with sterile aspirations into a world of dreams; Poushkin takes real life inasmuch as it is reflected...
...other than their sweethearts of the morning, now clad in their legitimate raiment. The two gentlemen, in the middle of the night, play at burglars, and bind the squire in his chair and rob him. Dorothy, disguised in male attire, challenges her lover to fight a duel, and, the challenge being accepted, displays arrant cowardice, thus making the denouement and inevitable explanations easy and natural...
...meeting of the Cercle Francais last evening, H. G. Gray '97, was elected president in place of F. P. Chaves '97, resigned. Mr. Brun gave a very interesting talk on "The Duel in France." He traced the growth of the duel from mediaeval times, giving examples of the most noted combats...
...Sganarelle, who is in love with Dorimene and is about to marry her, suddenly learns that she is a flirt and marries him only for his money, expecting that he will soon die. He tries to break off the match, but when it ultimately comes either to fighting a duel or marrying, he prefers the latter. In the course of the play are amusing scenes with gypsies, wizzards, and between two philosophers. The comedie is distinctly light and amusing throughout. In the original performance Moliere himself took the part of Sganarelle, and Louis XIV danced in the gypsy ballet...
...Monday evening, by the committee under whose auspices the work has been carried on. The dedicatory address was delivered by Judge H. E. Howland of New York, and President Dwight responded warmly in behalf of the university stating in the course of his remarks that he favored a duel league between Harvard and Yale in all things, intellectual as well as physical. Rev. Joseph Twitchell of Hartford announced the gift of William Cuyler of three trophy cups to the three divisions of athletics, in memory of his brother Theadore de Witt Cuyler. Judge Howland then gave a valedictory...