Word: manners
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...disappearance of his room-mate - which no one has ever yet accounted for, except to suppose that the poor fellow met an accidental death on the night in question - worked upon him in such a manner that the very sad result ensued. I see by reading his account of the matter that, with the wonderful precision and clearness which insanity sometimes attains, he has given a very clear account of all that happened up to the time of that terrible outbreak on Red Hill. There he burst forth a raving madman. What might have happened had not two other pedestrians...
...seems to us that perhaps the chief root of the trouble lies in the present method of conducting elections. The manner of electing the President and Vice-President is well enough; but only two candidates are presented for each of these offices, and these are nominated by the retiring board of officers. If an opportunity could be given for nominations from the members in general there would probably be better results from, and more general satisfaction with, the election. As for the Directors, they are chosen at present by some twenty or thirty men getting together in the Auditor...
...Greek stage would have been more strictly followed. As it was, the actors said their part and were answered by a singing chorus. We now see what was the problem with which Mr. Paine had to deal, and we cannot deny that he has managed in a masterly manner. The chords which always introduce and those which follow the speech of an actor are well suited to their place, and the whole is not disjointed nor ineffective. On the contrary, Mr. Paine has here shown a serious, a religious tone, and a true poetic sense, which enlist our warmest sympathy...
...place. With the support of the railing I remounted, and slowly and painfully began the circuit of the hall. Round and round I went, oft diving into the railing, every few minutes affectionately embracing a post or two, dismounting at the most unexpected moments, and in the most unprecedented manner, and alighting on every conceivable part of my body, except on my feet; occasionally hurled with prodigious velocity into the ceiling, and again cleaving great furrows in the floor; sometimes riding the bicycle, sometimes the bicycle riding me; and once, after a brief but interesting struggle, I found myself...
...were at the Jones's party at Chelsea two years ago, that Mr. J. was there, and there first was introduced to Mary Anne, to whom he instantly began to direct particular attention, dancing with her innumerable times, and handing her things at supper in the most devoted manner. That this attention should be very marked is not strange when the extreme simplicity of the girl's features are taken into consideration. From that period began the intimacy between them which resulted in this morning's catastrophe...