Word: grecian
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...Copeland read the opening of "Hyperion," the sonnets "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer," and "On the Grasshopper and Cricket"; the odes "To a Nightingale," "To Autumn," "On Melancholy," and "On a Grecian Urn"; "Fancy," "Lines on the Mermaid Tavern," "Robin Hood," and "Bright Star Would I were Steadfast as Thou...
...They both followed Greek plays singly or combined scenes from several into one. In Plautus the combinations are often gross and very apparent, while in Terence they are far more subtle and difficult to perceive. In their comedies the scenes are usually laid in Greece, the costumes and money Grecian, but the oaths are always Roman. Plautus's experience as a trader accounts for his knowledge of a seaman's life. "Whoever wants a peck of trouble," he says, "let him get himself a wife and a boat; these two will be enough." Plautus concerned himself little about his relations...
Professor J. Estlin Carpenter lectured last night in Divinity Chapel on the doctrines of a future life as shown in Ancient Greece, tracing the development of Grecian theology, and showing how animism was transformed by religion. In substance the lecture was as follows...
...University of Michigan will erect a Grecian temple as her contribution to the World's Fair at Chicago...
Tiffany & Co. have just finished the "University Track Athletic Cup," for which Harvard and Yale are to compete during the next eight years. It is a sterling silver vase of Grecian design. It stands 16 inches high, and around the neck is the inscription, "University Track Athletic Cup." The decorations on the body represent the participants in the ancient contests for the laurel-wreath which is held aloft by the goddess of victory. The herald stands with his trumpet to his mouth and announces the winner. "Athlonika" is inscribed upon the body and there is also palm branch and seals...