Word: readers
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...comic Irish sketch of "Father Phil's Collection," was a bright and clever piece and afforded the reader many opportunities which were availed of. "A Senator Entangled" and "The Fourth of July Celebration at Jonesville" were, as their titles announce, American caricatures. The latter closed the entertainment...
...show the reforming efficacy of a resolute public sentiment. 3. The essays are to be historical in argument, supported by facts, and free from political bias or party propagandism. The tone shall be moderate; the style plain and terse, and likely to interest alike the educated and uncultivated reader. 4. The essays are to be type-written, signed with a nom de plume, and the true name of the author to be enclosed in a sealed envelope, superscribed with the assumed name. 5. The length shall not exceed 5000 words. 6. The successful essay shall become the property...
...growing out of the Greek language underlying one text. The translations from the Greek had not been accurate, and in some places the language itself had not been well founded. There were also considerations relating to the translations. The translation of tenses, for example, was often confusing to the reader, the article was often indiscriminately used, and the interpretations were open to improvement. When the revision was undertaken, many were against it, but those who undertook it thought that if there were errors in the translation, as there were, they should be corrected. Another consideration may be found...
...Concerning the Romantic School, on the literary side, the reader must be referred to the bibliographies of German literature. The well-known early essays of Carlyle form here an introduction which has not yet wholly lost its value for English readers; and his translations are of permanent worth. Heine's sketches of the history of German Thought and Literature are as suggestive as they are charming and untrustworthy. Schelling's voluminous writings are still for the most part accessible only in the original. The best recent technical and critical exposition of a portion of his doctrine is that by Professor...
...STUDENTS.- Prof. Sturgeon offers his services as a reader. Can be found at his residence, No. 4 Butler's Court, from 7 a. m. to 10 a. m., and from...