Word: impressive
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Icelandic Sagas differ from European literature both in their style and in the circumstances which prompted their composition. Iceland, during her development lived in peace. The Icelanders were proud of their traditions and thus old tales were preserved in their integrity. Consequently the Sagas impress the reader with a belief in their truthfulnes...
...services in Appleton Chapel in memory of Adelbert Shaw, though simple, did not fail to impress those present with a sense of the true meaning of the loss of their comrade. One could not leave the chapel without feeling that beside the occasion for sorrow there was occasion for gratitude that such a character had been allowed to be amongst the community, and to spread abroad its sunny, manly influence. Every seat in Appleton Chapel was filled by members of the University, eager to express by their presence their appreciation of their loss, and their sympathy with those...
...Glee, the Banjo and the Mandolin Clubs have accomplished not a little on their Western trip, and from all that we can gather from newspapers and other outside sources they did more to impress the public with the true character of Harvard than we had any reason even to hope. The accounts of the concerts in the various cities were always flattering, although much to our amusement, a Chicago paper states that "it is a great pity that there were so few college songs on the programme and so much that was foreign to college life," adding...
...work again today, feeling, for the most part, that there is no good reason why anything should be done until Monday, and perfectly sure that whatever may be accomplished this morning is not commensurate with two whole days at home. The moral lesson which the faculty has striven to impress upon the undergraduates by this forced early return will, we hope, be duly effective. At any rate, everyone will register this morning, and as the seniors date their cards with the new year, they will feel the full force of the fact that only six short months remain to them...
...most interesting picture in the collection now on exhibition at 401 Tremont St. is Millet's "Angelus," which is too familiar to need any comment. The paintings of Verestchagin immediately impress the spectator with their remarkable power. Many of them cover enormous canvasses, and give a wonderful effect of distance. Among the military scenes, "The Conquered" and "The Road of the War Prisoners" are the most striking. The painting of "Jesus in the Desert" gives an extraordinary sense of loneliness. The faces in the large groups and small portraits alike are executed with great care and individuality. Among the smaller...