Word: hadrian
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Within the next few days a marble bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian, excavated in the vicinity of Dardanelles about 24 years ago, will be added to the archaeological collection in the museum of the University of Pennsylvania...
...McCulloch's "Antinous" is a long poem describing the death of Hadrian's beautiful favorite. It contains several good passages. Antinous' weary waiting, his last ride and death are striking...
...Holmes' third paper of his "Over the Tea Cups," commences with a general talk of the company upon the subject of the last paper; then a witty comparison of Hadrian's hymn and Catullus' poem to Lesbia's sparrow, and the paper ends with a poem alluding to James Freeman Clarke a classmate of Dr. Holmes. The paper abounds in gentle satiric touches, which are full of the wisdom...