Word: hearers
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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This is a very fair specimen of gloom of another kind than that used by the "sea" poets. It has the weirdness and ghastliness of a silly ghost story told in full daylight, and produces about as much real effect on the hearer...
...quote ancient languages in their daily conversation. The reason for this is easily understood. The fact that all the students are occupied in the same line of study gives them sympathetic views. Men are readier to converse on the subject of their studies when they are sure that every hearer will know precisely to what they refer, and what they mean...
...philosopher then explained his conviction that his daughter was destined to be the mother of a wonderful race; he told his weary wandering in search of a father worthy of such descendants, and his success in finding such a father in the person of his hearer; and he begged that Yung might not, by refusing to gratify his wishes, make his search vain...
...instruction given most certainly not only inclines favorably to one side, but does not even give a fair statement of the other. The question is by no means settled, and it would certainly be but just to state fairly the arguments on both sides, and then leave the hearer to judge for himself. It was remarked some time since, that instruction in theology should not exclusively deal with the tenets of a certain sect, but should be broad enough to leave the choice of faith to be made after a just statement of the various principles which are the rallying...