Word: opprobrium
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...ephemeral. Grant that it creates nothing, but does it not restore? It acts as a constant medium for the diffusion of noble ideas. The wide appreciation of Shakspere is due to the stage; for multitudes it has performed the office of discoverer." After speaking of the unjust opprobrium which has been cast upon the dramatic profession on account of the short-comings of the lower stratum of actors, Mr. Irving closed by saying, "I have been an actor for nearly thirty years, and what I have told you is the fruit of these years' experience. The calling to which...
...utter ignorance of the game) as somewhat miscellaneous and peculiar. There is 'Rope,' 'Flour,' and 'four Policemen,' who kept the ground, we may presume, on the occasion of the match on Jarvis Field. The bed-makers at Harvard appear to be called 'Goody,' as a term of general opprobrium or endearment...