Word: old
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...gentlemen of the troupe we cannot speak with such unqualified praise. Herr Hablemann is a fair actor, and has many good tones in his voice, when he happens to hit them; but his old weakness for singing false has become chronic, and sometimes exhibits itself in a most exasperating manner: witness, the sextette in "Lucia," on Monday night. Mr. Joseph Maas is not a good actor as yet, but has a serviceable tenor voice, fresh, strong, and reasonably well cultivated. Mr. Clarke, the third tenor or falsetto or whatever he is to be called, acts poorly and walks...
...sketches of life and character in the Record, and gladly take the opportunity of enlightening our readers as to the manners and customs of the natives at Yale: "A friend of ours always begins his afternoon parade by standing on the steps of the New Haven House, with an old toothpick in his mouth that he has kept for the purpose. After he has made a good impression he starts down street, stopping long enough to get a cigar charged; he circulates around until the free soup is ready at Eli's, and then slips in and enjoys himself...
...fellow; but now you are in the middle of all the gorgeous warmth and beauty of a New England summer. Put away that dripping umbrella of yours, and let us wander down this lane. See that flock of sheep lying in the meadow yonder, close to that broken-down old wall, and the farm-house just beyond. It must be nearly six o'clock. These long summer days are so deceptive! Yes, there come the cows, followed by a brown-faced urchin. We shall be just in time for a warm glass of milk. Ah! here's richness! This...
Well, so much for art; but is there no other resource at our command for the enjoyment of a Saturday afternoon? Certainly, there are the old bookstores on Cornhill and Washington Street. "Breathes there a man with soul so dead," that he taketh no delight in delving into a lot of old musty books, standard works of the writers of all time, - the firstborn of the art of printing, - handed down through many generations of book lovers, who have bequeathed us their thoughts and feelings in the form of marginal notes and comments? Take, for instance, an old epic...
...same pleasure to the citizens of Boston as the Paddock Elms did. I very much doubt it. Would an elm transplanted from Boston Common give as much pleasure to the people of Cambridge as the Washington Elm does? Suppose that Massachusetts were to be pulled down and sold for old bricks, would another aged brick building, if moved to its place, inspire us with the same interest and affection which we now feel towards that venerable pile...