Word: emerson
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Union, relates the history of Garfield's nomination and administration, giving important conversations with Garfield and interesting personal reminiscences. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, in a chapter of autobiography, gives an interesting picture of a New England girl's school at the beginning of the war; and also records reminiscences of Emerson, a guest in her father's house. The art feature is Mr. Will H. Low's article on the great English painters of the early part of the century, with many splendid engravings of their pictures. To any one interested in art these discriminating articles are invaluable. The illustrations have...
...last year's team only thirteen men will be unable to compete this year. J. L. Coolidge, S. K. Fenollosa, H. R Johnstone, H. W. Jameson, H. Emerson, F. L. Dunlap, G. C. Chaney and P. da S. Prado have left college; N. W. Bingham, F. S. Elliot and H. C. Lakin are in the Law School but as they have competed for four years they are barred out. C. D. Drew and C. J. Liebmann are still in college but will be unable to walk owing to ill-health. L. T. Hildreth will also be unable to run owing...
...Copeland began his lecture last evening by dividing the consideration of his subject into three parts-first, Emerson and Carlyle as men; second, as writers; third as moralists and teachers. The two men were widely different in the circumstances of their birth, ancestry, and early life. Emerson, the well-bern and liberally-trained, descendant of a long line of New England ministers, belonged definitely to the class of gentle-folk. Carlyle, although he was a graduate of Edinburgh University, and became the chief English man of letters, was a Scottish peasant by birth, and remained in some ways a peasant...
...Copeland then spoke at some length on the writings of the two men. He said in conclusion that, although Emerson is a great writer, his chief glory lies in the fact of his having been above all other writers of the century "the friend and aider of those who would five in the spirit." Carlyle, although he often befriends and aids seekers after the life of the spirit, enjoys his highest fame as the principle man of letters of our time...
...Copeland expressly disclaimed any attempt to expound either Emerson or Carlyle with authority. He acknowledged a debt to several books and to the illuminating conversation of Professor J. B. Thayer, who, upon Arnold's comparison of Marcus Aurelius and Emerson as moralists, made the important comment that, although Marcus Aurelius gives the world morality, Emerson gives it morality kindled...