Word: rare
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...upon Mr. George Riddle as OEdipus, and Miss Georgia Cayvan as Jocasta. Of Mr. Riddle's acting we may say that, though he appeared in the leading role supported by a cast of characters well known in theatrical circles, he stood forth among them all as a star of rare talent. The chief criticism that has heretofore been urged against Mr. Riddle's acting was that his voice was not sufficiently strong to play so heavy a part as that of the leading character in the "OEdipus Tyrannus;" but, we are happy to say, his voice has improved wonderfully since...
...rare chance, I want to grind...
Experience during a period of ten years with the elective system, shows that the system does not tend to bring about the extinction of the traditional studies called liberal. The scientific turn of mind is comparatively rare among the young men who enter the college, a large majority of the students preferring languages, metaphysics, history, and political science, to mathematics, physics, zoology, and botany. Every extension of the system has been a gain to the individual student, to the college, and to every interest of education and learning; and the time is not far distant when the few subjects still...
With fretted marble - feet of gold, rare wrought...
...lips are like two roses rare...