Word: pointed
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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From a proctor's point of view...
Every mind and every body has its maximum of energy; up to this point one can go with impunity, but to attempt further advance is to fail. As the machine lasts in proportion to the use or abuse of it, and as its power depends partly upon the care taken of it, so the mind and body, if subjected to continual strain, so much the sooner break down...
FASHIONABLE WEDDING.The church of - , - Street, was filled last night to repletion by the beauty and fashion of the city, to witness the nuptials of Mr. -, of the well-known firm of -, with Miss - , daughter of -, Esq. The fair bride was elegantly attired in a -, trimmed with the richest point lace. The entire outfit is said by those in the secret to have cost $10,000 in Paris, and is the most elegant thing in its way ever seen in this city. The sacred edifice was profusely decorated by an elaborate floral display from the well-known house of -, of this...
...things are likely to happen in the best edited Magenta, but downright, ponderous sermonizing. The Denison Collegian is heavy; never apt to be absolutely feathery, the present number is more soothing and sleep-inviting than any of its predecessors. The first article, "What Next?" is excellent from a theological point of view. Then somebody "does" Herbert Spencer's Philosophy of Style, and this is followed by a "literal translation" from Horace, happily named "The Bore"; it is not particularly well done, but comes as a blessed oasis in the desert of Denison. "The True Shekinah" is a racy...
...different theological seminaries Harvard men are found taking the highest positions, not merely in point of scholarship, but in everything that makes a man esteemed in such a place...