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...made independent of each other; but in reality the object of the breach was to enable the state to control the church and appropriate all its property to state uses. When the Pope protested against such action on the part of the state, an agreement was suggested by the latter that worship associations, composed of persons interested in the church, be instituted to govern it. But all priests and bishops were excluded by a technicality and to this exclusion no true Catholic would submit. This suggestion was against the most vital of French beliefs--that of freedom of conviction...
...Florence," 1636, and "City Madame," 1659; Shirley's "Changes," 1632, "Triumph of Peace," 1633, "Traytor," 1635, "Gamester," 1637, "Grateful Servant," 1637 and 1655, "Royal Master," 1638, "Maid's Revenge," 1639, "Constant Maid," 1640, "Humorous Courtier," 1640, and "Brothers," 1652; and the "Mall," 1674, a play attributed to Dryden. The latter, together, with the "Hind and the Panther," 1687, also lately bought, gives the Library an almost complete series of the first editions of all of Dryden's works. Many later editions of the most of the works make the Dryden collection unusually complete. Of interest in connection with this collection...
These tickets will be sold for $3 each, with the exception that the men, who bought special football tickets last fall, may, upon applying at the Athletic Office, purchase the latter for $2. This privilege will be granted only to men whose names appear on the list on file at the Athletic Office...
...Chambers of Princeton was unquestionably the best performer. He made new records in both the 50-yard and 100-yard swims, doing the former in 27 1-5s., and the latter in 1m. 3s. He also helped to break the intercollegiate record for the 800-foot relay race, in which after swimming behind Withington most of the distance, he made a splendid spurt in the last lap, and finished...
...battles and adventures, excluding his summary transportation to Moldavia, where the Sultan's daughter is compelled to fall in love with him. With the aid of Susan, his Dulcinea del Toboso, he resists her blandishments. After a blameless career, he is finally slain by his guiding genius, as the latter considers that he must die to finish the play. He delivers an epilogue with an arrow through his temples at the close of the play...