Word: ramblinge
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He said that he would reserve until the close of the lecture the translation of Pausanias' description of the temple, which, though written in the author's usual rambling style, constitutes an important contribution to our knowledge of the temple. It is not satisfactorily known what the name Erechtheum' does...
The last contribution, "Is there a Difference?" treats of the woman's rights question from a humorous point of view. The dialogue has the chatty and rambling nature of that of an afternoon call, but is not wholly natural at times.
"The Advocate" appeared on Saturday and contains much good reading matter. "Auf Widersehen" is a well-turned translation of Heine's lovely poem. "The Morality of Tom Jones" makes one or two good points but is not very much of a literary production. Considerable skill is shown in the treatment...
There were but few amusing incidents during the afternoon. The freshmen failed to do their part toward entertaining the crowd on the pier, - that is their crew did, - but the usual number of excited freshmen went rambling through the boat house, asking the difference between a shell and a barge...
"Rigoletto," by Mr. Houghton, is a characteristic ballad. Mention has already been made of Mr. Hougnton's style. Many of his lines are very striking. But there is a peculiar introspective tendency here discernable which is calculated to inspire an interest in the writer's philosophy. A critical essay by...