Word: latter
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...division of the universe the fundamental distinction is between things conscious and unconscious. From this division we have physical sciences and philosophical sciences. To this latter class belongs ethics, which deals with a conscious being in his conscious moods, but which finally narrows itself to treat of those of his actions, where ideals are paramount and where facts must be made to correspond. The distinction between the descriptive sciences and ethics is well shown by calling them the natural and the moral sciences respectively. The moral sciences can not be described by the "Verb "is"; "ought" expresses them effectively. Ethical...
Verlaine began his literary career early in life by writing poetry of the Parnassien School, his first works being "Saturniens" and "Les Fetes Galantes." The latter work is in the style of eighteenth century verse, and is almost beyond criticism. Among his more famous poems is "La Bonne Chanson...
...leading men of this period brought about in 1850 a reaction which came at a most propitious time, inasmuch as the best propitious time, inasmuch as the best work of the romanticists has been completed. The two leading men of this reaction were Baudelaire and Leconte de Lisle. The latter is essentially an objective poet and his poetry is noticeable lacking in any personal lyric strain. He is a poet philosopher and something of an historian. Baudelaire maintained that inspiration consists of work and he opposed the romanticists' idea of subordinating art to the artist...
...speaking of the symbolists, Mr. Babbitt stated that there are two kinds of symbolism, one of ideal of thought, introduced by Emerson, and the other of ideal of dreams, introduced by Rousseau and Chateaubriand and defined by Verlaine. The French symbolists or "decadents" belong to this latter class. They employ a very vague form of symbolism, endeavoring to make their verse musical, and paying little need to coherence. In this respect they are nearly akin to Wagner, the great symbolistic composer. The symbolists have trespassed against all rules of poetry, and for this reason are not recognized as good authors...
...Freshman basketball team was defeated by the Watertown Y. M. C. A. team at the latter's gymnasium last night by a score...