Word: piazza
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Dates: during 1874-1874
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...well she might be. Her crew had pulled a noble race, making the splendid time of 16 m. 42 1/4 s., which is not official, but probably correct. The scene of uproarious excitement which Saratoga presented on the return from the lake was wholly unusual. The band on the piazza of the Union was playing "Hall, Columbia," which to us was the next best thing to hearing "Fair Harvard." Harvard and Columbia cheered each other in front of the Congress till they were hoarse, and then joined in a procession through the town. Late in the afternoon the decision...
...more enjoyable, than any number we have seen. Its articles are short and well selected. The leader evinces sound sense. Goethe's "Margaret" is, of course, commonplace in everything but the borrowed passages. "Richard Wagner and the Music Drama" is instructive, well written, and somewhat original. "On Brand's Piazza" attempts too much scenic effect for the powers of so young an author. No serious objections can be made to the poetry of the number. Nothing is absolutely poor, and there is much to commend...