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...others, including Paris Nights, So This Is Paris, Ziffles, True Confessions, obtain a certain insecure circulation by pandering to the suppressed bawdiness of soiled minds. They marshal their pornography under a variety of shams: some affecting the disguise of wit, some the imposture of art. The wit is usually flaccid filth which lacks the forthright virtues of true ribaldry; the art similar to the crude but spirited masterpieces with which anonymous Raphaels adorn the walls of railroad stations...
...into McTigue, slashed him around the ropes with rights and lefts, made small men stand up in their chairs. The next three rounds were not so fast; the fighters were listless. The bell rang for the eighth, both boxers dragged languidly into action amid a salvo of boos. More flaccid pommeling, clinching, pushing. A raucous fan began to sing Every Hour I Knead Thee, was silenced. In the last two rounds, McTigue feebly rallied. Referee Lewis gave the victory to little Walker. McTigue kept his title, as the boxing law of New Jersey does not permit an official rendering...
...many students in the University, a foreign language club has no significance whatever; either their ignorance or else their experienced in secondary schools leads them to believe that such organizations are merely intended to furnish flaccid bits of information and meaningless amusement to those whose sole interest lies is things alien. In many cases, such suppositions are justified. But within the Cercle Francais of Harvard, conditions are quite different; the Cercle is active--and, what is more, it turns its activity to useful purposes...
...make up for the apathy we have thus far displayed to the team, and turn out to a man for the first big home game of the season? Why not show the invading Princetonians that the Crimson can offer as emphatic support as the Orange and Black? Why let flaccid excuses interfere with a record attendance...