Word: frogs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...United States. Most of them are not known beyond the limits of their State, and a large part of them are the inferiors of the preparatory schools of Eton and Rugby; but still we call them "universities." It is a new example of the old fable of the frog and the ox. The frog envied the size of the ox, and though that by puffing himself full of air he might become his equal. And so we see balloon-like universities springing up around us on all sides with no foundation but a little money and a big name...
...necessarily be of slow growth. It cannot be puffed up by money alone, but it needs a recognized intellectual superiority; neither can it flourish if it lacks financial support. Millionaires about to dial If you wish to leave a university behind you, take note of the fable of the frog and the ox. Puff not up the frog, but give good pasture to the ox.- Advertiser...
...meeting of the Boston Scientific Society Wednesday night, Mr. Samuel Gorman of the Agassiz Museum presented a communication upon the "Paradoxical Frog...
Late in the afternoon last Sunday, and probably also on other days, the frog-pond in the Botanical Garden was worth visiting. Multitudes, almost myriads, of frogs either sat along the margin of the pond, sunning themselves, or leaped and plunged and frolicked in the shallow water, showing as unmistakable signs of fun as kittens show in their play. Their actions were very droll, and the shrill chorus of little voices that grew in number as the sun sloped to the west, was extremely pleasant to hear. They are, perhaps, of the same stock as the ancient Greek frogs...
...bull-frog croaking dismally among the gentians glum...