Word: partes
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...last works of an author so prolific as Bulwer are often repetitions in part of former ones, and, even if they lose nothing in freshness and originality, they are likely to embody some fanciful theory or a leaning towards sentimentality in one form or another, - to be pervaded throughout, in short, by the particular weakness inherent in the author, which has been all along suppressed by whole-some criticism, or the fear of it, only to break out when the strength of his reputation renders him superior to the reviewers. But Kenelm Chillingly shows neither of these faults...
...member of the crew (and who could feel any injustice more keenly than members of that crew?) has written or said a word against the decision. To them especially is this newspaper discussion, which at best can only tend to result in bad feeling, unjust; for some part of the dissatisfaction thus expressed may be imputed to them, since they were the parties most interested in the race...
...seems to me that there is a want which ought before long to be supplied everywhere, and especially here. I refer to the arrangement of a class of preliminary studies especially adapted to the preparation of the young men to take an efficient part in the treatment of difficult questions connected with the management of public affairs." For granted, what is so often urged, that to obtain place one must generally blunt all nice sensibility, indeed, must lose much of his spirit of independence, by sacrificing honest convictions to the demands of party; granted that the populace often prefer...
...unworthy of his consideration. For all this, Skiapous must by no means be set down by any one as conspicuously lacking in high aspirations. He has a great idea of handing his memory down to posterity, and he very properly thinks that all should seek to "eternize" that part of them which is pre-eminent, and which distinguishes them from their fellow-mortals. Acting upon this principle, be has engaged a leading sculptor to model "a bust of his feet...
...Maria" and "Fair Rohtraut" of the Glee Club were rewarded by encores, in compliance with which they gave the "May Night" after the former, and repeated part of the latter. The solos for piano and' cello were exceedingly well rendered, and Handel's sonata for piano and flute was given so admirably as to afford new cause for' regret that Mr. Richardson leaves the Pierians this year. The "college songs" at the end dragged a little, and were, as usual, neither very good nor very bad. We understand that there is some probability that they will be given up next...