Word: homer
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Professor Seymour of Yale has just published an "Introduction to the language and verse of Homer." The work comes out in the college series of Greek authors, edited by Prof. J. W. White...
...there have come great heroes, agents of the Creator, to raise it again. The hope of the world has been in the rarer souls, whether in literature, art, science, philosophy, or religion; men who, by the force of their own convictions, have stirred all mankind. Such men were Homer, Thales, Galileo and Watt. A score of names sums up a whole history. Material civilization, wealth, commerce are of no value to the world without righteousness. Not civilization, not intelligence, not knowledge, but the true uplifting power of the model genius of God's few heroes is of the highest value...
...pursue a classical course, course I would be his choice. This includes Latin and Greek with the alternative of Mathematics or History. In Latin, besides composition there are nine authors to be read, among them Livy, Horace, Tacitus, Cicero and Juvenal. In Greek there are six authors, Lysias, Homer, Sophocles, and others. Supposing he desires the modern studies, then for Science he can elect course III, comprising Chemistry, Biology, and either Latin, Mathematics, or Italian. For a more literary course, he can take course IV which includes History, Political Science, and either Mathematics, a laboratory study, Spanish or Italian. Thus...
Anyone having in his possession a volume of German edition of Homer belonging to the late Ruloff S. Choate of the class of '87, will confer a great favor by sending word where the same may be obtained to L. L., 13 Weld...
Anyone having in his possession a volume of German edition of Homer belonging to the late Ruloff S. Choate of the class of '87, will confer a great favor by sending word where the same may be obtained to L. L., 13 Weld...