Word: matters
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...relative position of the satellites of 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...
...ancient authors of unquestioned merit, it concludes that the influence of the stage is thoroughly pernicious. The article is excellent in its way; but if its author had shown some practical acquaintance with his subject, his arguments would have been more convincing; and if he proposes to pursue the matter further, we should suggest a visit to some locality where facilities for the observation of theatrical affairs are afforded. - An amusing attempt at epigram occurs in the same paper. Some youth, in the enthusiasm consequent upon introduction to the first principles of mechanics, has been struck with the idea that...
...English cousins have been very generous of late. Each mail brings us more college news from the other side of the Atlantic. To-day we have to acknowledge the receipt of the Oxford Undergraduate's Journal; a large paper full of matter, chiefly of local interest...
...have received a perfect shower of Meteors from Rugby. The Eton College Chronicle has also reached us. The matter contained in these papers is of purely local interest; they are sporting journals of average merit, and as they make no pretence to literary excellence, it would be ungracious to criticise them further...
...Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, and Grant were, Mr. Bratt, with culpable negligence, does not tell; but we know that every election was a matter of very great expense, as it involved the purchase of thousands of votes, each of which cost fifteen cents in American money, and since, in the statement last quoted, Mr. Bratt intimates that he bore a portion of the election expenses himself, he could not have been a poor...