Word: herald
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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APROPOS of the notions of Paradise entertained by certain theologians, the University Herald requests us to "imagine our much revered Faculty all (?) with harps in their hands, asking one another in subdued whispers for Helmholz's formula...
Several years ago, our malignant contemporary, the Corinth Daily Herald, indulged in considerable cheap wit at the expense of the great and good Socrates. We will admit that as a base-ball player his career was hardly successful; but even his bitterest enemies must confess that nature certainly intended him for a clown, and we defy Corinth or any other Peloponnesian village to produce his equal in that capacity...
SHELLEY appears to be rather popular. The Virginia University Magazine and the Hamilton Lit. both contain exceedingly sentimental articles upon this exceedingly sentimental person. The Virginia writer gives full play to his imagination, and describes with the vivid exactness of a Herald reporter the last dreadful scene in the sinking yacht off the Italian coast. It may gratify some moralists to learn that the "atheist" Shelley met his death in the midst of a prayer, with which was "coupled" the name of the "poor, dead Harriet," to whom he had proved so exemplary a spouse...
...University Herald satisfactorily disposes of the drama in a single column. Supporting its theory with liberal quotations from ancient authors of unquestioned merit, it concludes that the influence of the stage is thoroughly pernicious. The article is excellent in its way; but if its author had shown some practical acquaintance with his subject, his arguments would have been more convincing; and if he proposes to pursue the matter further, we should suggest a visit to some locality where facilities for the observation of theatrical affairs are afforded. - An amusing attempt at epigram occurs in the same paper. Some youth...
...25th of July dawned, and the day was all that could be desired; in consequence of my position as war correspondent of the Smithville Daily Herald, I obtained a reserved seat on board the stake-boat (a propeller of some 2,000 tons), where also were seated the one hundred Judges, all graduates of Harvard...