Word: productions
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...character is itself the result of circumstances and of the characters of his parents. The question now arises: if we carry our inquiry back far enough, shall we arrive at a point where intellect and will are swallowed up in mechanical forces of which they are the slowly evolved product? If so, I know not how we can explain responsibility. But if we say that intellect and will are the ultimate elements, the way lies open for an explanation. Let us suppose a will solicited by no motives, and therefore free as a stream is free when it flows unobstructed...
...Club, began by speaking of the extent of the subject and the difficulty of handling it in so short a time. The rapid growth of the industry was shown by statistics of the iron produce of this and other countries during the last few years. In 1882 the total product of iron was 20,600,000tons, of which 4,600,000 was used in the United States. The outlying districts of Lake Superior, New Jersey and Lake Chaplain furnish one half of the ores used here. Their ore is of a higher grade than that furnished by the Pennsylvania mines...
...scholarly and artistic manner, the orchestra is discreetly and always elegantly handled; but there is also a nearly total absence of that spontaneity, that musical humor and sparkling freshness, which made 'Die Fledermaus' so delightful. The score contains various pretty numbers, but they are all more or less the product of labor rather than of inspiration. The only exception is the waltz with which the second act closes, a most felicitous effort even for Strauss, though not even in this number does he approach the level of excellence which occurs at the same point in 'Die Fledermaus...