Word: periodicities
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...members of the course found an especial interest in his remarks since M. Bourget's literary criticisms cover a large part of that period of French literature to which the course is devoted. As the class is at present making a study of Hugo, he began by referring...
...period in which he lived was marked by strong social distinctions and it was the renunciation of his all-his hopes and prospects of social eminence-which made his career such a noble sacrifice. Brought up to be a lawyer and looking forward to his social position as such, it was only the influence of his wife which prevailed upon him to commence this labor for humanity...
...gained by a most painstaking study of all places and people of whom he wrote. Of the Indian character he gained an intelligent idea by long contact with the Indians themselves. In this he has performed invaluable service to the world, as he preserved in his records, at a period when it was fast passing away, a stage of civilization which in a few years would have been lost to the memory...
...useless burden to the long list of worriments which everybody connected with the practice has to bear. There are but three days more of suspense before the game, and the students should lighten the burden of the captain and his men as much as possible in this brief period...
Today Harvard enters on the last period of active preparation for the game and now if ever it becomes important that the spirit of enthusiasm and determination which we have said so much about of late be given a rousing welcome and be built into our daily life as a principle of action. It is not enough now to feel that Harvard has a chance of winning; such a feeling is in its nature insecure and half-hearted. Each man in the University should make up his mind that Harvard must win and that he as a student...