Word: powerful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...realism at times absolutely repulsive. This article will, perhaps, be the one most interesting to the readers. Its effect upon the mind is a strange mixture of psychological curiosity and mental disgust. From this we turn with satisfaction to the translation from de Musset by Mr. Santayana. The poetical powers of Mr. Santayana might, perhaps, be questioned, when he handles that most dangerous of all compositions, the philosophical sonnet, but here they cannot be. The translation is peculiarly happy, and evidences no low order of poetical talent in the writer. The turn of the verse is often very good...
...name will long be held in memory by those whom he aided in obtaining an education. His sympathies were always with those who were struggling to attain a college degree, without sufficient means to accomplish their purpose, and he was ever ready to give any assistance in his power to such students. A fund of $20,000 was given by him to Phillips Academy for the purpose of founding scholarships for the support of the poorer students...
...Oxford Review, which speaks mainly on the subject, the two members of the university will surely be Conservative. Nevertheless, a rather amusing fight is going on. The various debating societies are now offering resolutions in support of Lord Salisbury's ministry, and the undergraduate politicians are exercising their oratorical powers in mimic Parliamentary contests. One man, who signs himself "Conservative," writes in the Review a vigorous appeal to all holders of sound political opinions to try to influence by direct arguments the wayward followers of the Liberal ministry. He urges the "extreme importance of doing everything in their power...
Last evening in Sever 11, Rev. Mr. Brooks delivered the second of his series of lectures on Socialism. State socialism does not interfere with private property, but preserves the competitive system. In Germany the passage of so many of Bismarck's governmental monopoly schemes has shown the power of state socialism there. The perfect organization of the German army has aided the growth of socialistic schemes, for acquiescence to authority has become a part of the German mind. In England, however, socialism is democratic; it has grown up from experience. Although Englishmen have always objected to state interference, yet they...
...tendency of State Socialism has been toward success. There have been but few mistakes, and the advance of this moral sentiment has been regular, and rapid. The opening of the suffrage has added to the power of the movement. The ideal of the sentiment is to make the state an organism composed of many parts, each of which shall have wishes and desires of its own embodied in the state...