Word: impression
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...circumstances of almost insuperable difficulty. It is he who can fully measure the wisdom of continuity in the city's policy, and the folly of surrendering our hard won gains to a horde of greedy spoils-men. It is he who through his share of the larger life can impress his convictions on his less fortunate fellow citizens and make plain to them the path of duty.--As educated and thoughtful citizens we appeal to the men of Harvard University to give their support to the cause of honesty and efficiency. In a crisis like the present, a citizen...
...Simon Greenfield scarcely rises above a kind of bold nonsense; its originality and action alone save it from unjustified absurdity. In conception, "His Talisman," by A. B. Merrill, is good--certainly original but the treatment is unskillful. The editorials, dealing with eligibility rules and the Faculty trouble with signs, impress one as being ill-chosen, though the subjects are treated with discrimination...
...sensible and timely editorials in the current Advocate favorably impress the reader at the outset. In the contributions which follow, the range of subjects and treatment is wide; and in general all the stories are readable. "The Lady of the Lilies," by T. N. Metcalf, is a fanciful sketch quite out of the ordinary, and is quaint and picturesque in style. "None but the Brave," is a story of some power, but the atmosphere is not pleasant. A longer story, "When the Tide Turned," by L. B. Cummings '03, is amusingly told. "A Stockholder...
...none of the stereotyped dryness which is too often found in such sketches. the author has told the story of Governor Wolcott's life from his early school-days, and portrays the personality of the man with a happy appreciation of his character. This cannot fail to impress every one who knew of him, especially the great number of students whose knowledge was limited to hearing him speak in Cambridge on different occasions, as he so often...
...against the claims of indissoluble allegiance made by European nations as a result of their monarchical institutions. The chief cause of the War of 1812 was England's refusal to recognize the right of her subjects to become American citizens and the consequent claim of the right to impress American seamen of British origin into the English navy. The negotiations following this war led to no definite settlement of the question, nor did the discussion between Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton...