Word: life
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Saturn, or even of the elements of Intellectual Philosophy, is by no means indispensable; and if a man's natural taste leads him another way, the sooner he rids himself of these disagreeable encumbrances the better. But political science is a matter of practical importance in every-day life. Citizenship is perhaps a burden, but it is a burden that every man must bear. A knowledge of the alphabet is indispensable to an intelligent writer, and an acquaintance with the A B C of government is equally indispensable to every intelligent citizen...
...worship." The town, though small, possesses some of the finest religious edifices in the State, and the Mt. Holyoke Ladies' Seminary, as well as another "College for Ladies, is near at hand. "Board can be obtained for $3.50 a week, or a little more"; and that the luxuries of life are not unknown, may be seen from the statement that "a diminutive popcorn boy has been amassing a colossal fortune among the students lately...
...life in fullest consciousness of power...
Were thine, hadst thou but learned in thy short life...
...well, the chances are that any sudden announcement of being put on "special probation," or what not, may be fatal. Let men be told after having passed their examination, or even summon them and then report conditions; but to mention casually to a man writing for dear life with a long paper, a limited time, and an aching and possibly slightly muddled head, that "you were conditioned in - ," results, in nine cases out of ten, in upsetting him and spoiling his work. Men are not mere machines, and cannot be stopped momentarily and told of failure, and then expected...