Word: english
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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OWING to a desire expressed for a course of lectures on English Literature, Mr. Perry has kindly consented to deliver such a course, beginning with the writers of Queen Anne's time. The first lecture will be given in No. 3 Mass., Tuesday, March 11, at 11 o'clock...
...following subjects have been assigned for the sixth Sophomore theme: Washington's Course in the Case of Andre; The Marking-System; What English Poet of this Century do you prefer...
What celebrated English prince was descended from a cardinal...
...well known that open scholarships do an important work in the English universities, and it is not unreasonable to suppose that they would prove still more beneficial here. It has indeed been objected to a limited class of them, - those open to competition by examination before entering college, - that they stimulate the schools in a way that is not always healthy. But so far as relates to scholarships awarded for general proficiency displayed during the college course, the foreign verdict seems to be wholly favorable. And this judgment would certainly be confirmed in this country, where the rich and poor...
...doubtful grammar of the last line may be explained by either the years of the writer, or the unsettled condition of the English language at the time when he wrote; but the allusion to the Semmi-Anualls is not so easily explained, for antiquarians disagree about the nature of the festival called by that name. The noted scholar A. Proctor, who has devoted much time to the study of this subject, makes the following statement...