Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...literature of power includes the works of the imagination, novels and dramas and the like. Men of large observation are the authors of the greatest works of human literature. The Iliad and Odyssey give evidence of this; with St. Augustine it was the same. Dante, during his long weary exile devoted himself to observation. Shakspere, it is needless to speak of. Goethe saw things as did no one else. Browning's greatness lies in the results of his observation. These are the great names in the literary history of the world. The same statements, however, are true of the lesser...
...novel it is not needful to say much here. It has its place; relaxation is necessary. Paradise lost and paradise regained makes up the story of human life. Begin your course of reading with what is interesting and in this way you will gain a taste for literature which will be invaluable...
...again in 1880, Dr. Porter supervised the revision of Webster's Dictionary. He was the author of the celebrated book on "The Human Intellect," published in 1868 which has become an accepted text-book in many American colleges. He also wrote a large number of metaphysical works...
Those who are fond of Nature, especially those who are interested in the Nature of New England, will be glad to have the opportunity to hear Mr. Chamberlain's "talk" this evening. There have been so few lectures about the life of the world outside of that of human beings, that every one is welcome who undertakes to draw the attention to the attractions of Nature and to open our eyes to things which they might see if they only knew enough to look for them. Mr. Chamberlain's interest in birds, and the knowledge he possesses of them...
...practical doubts of the permanency of the movement here Professor Palmer says: "Data for the formation of a confident opinion do not exist. All that can be done by way of warning is to indicate certain large improbabilities, leaving them to be confirmed or thwarted by time and human ingenuity." In regard to the impossibility of securing a stable body of teachers there seems to be no such doubt in Professor Palmer's mind, or rather the doubt seems to amount to a certainity. In England there is a surplus of unemployed scholars who can undertake the work, while here...