Word: pass
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...afraid that the books, if not bought by the cubic foot, were purchased more for the sake of the gilded leather than the printed paper. Let us leave this man who, I cannot help thinking, notwithstanding his taste, to be a bit of a snob, and let us pass the evening with the friend whose book-case does not harmonize with his room, but is full of the best English books and a few from the "pleasant land of France...
...overcoming the difficulties of the journey to Parnassus may be devoted to intellectual effort; and, up to a certain point, everything which relieves the mind of the strain of over-exertion and makes life cheerful is so much help to the hard worker. Shut off from society, compelled to pass four years of exhausting, unremitting labor in dingy dormitories and uncomfortable recitation-rooms, the poor student, who depends solely on his own high rank for his daily bread, has few of the amenities of life. After six or eight hours of sustained intellectual effort, an hour...
Another peculiarity of his is that, if I give him special instructions about anything, he takes great pains to do exactly the opposite of what I have told him. If I say that I am going away to pass Sunday, and do not want a fire lighted, he puts himself to a great deal of pains to keep the fire blazing all day. And if I tell him I shall be back at a certain time, I am sure, upon my arrival, to find a desolate hearth...
...wise enough to suggest a complete remedy, but of one thing I am convinced; more time ought to be given to review in class. Here the instructor might pass rapidly over the past work, emphasizing the salient points only, and bringing into clear relief those facts and principles necessary to an intelligent understanding of the subject. Without such guidance the student may wander fruitlessly among the treasures of Rome, not knowing that he stands before the masterpieces of Michael Angelo and Raphael...
...which ages pass away...