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...several pages length, and, on going to bed, repeating it word for word, from beginning to end. De Quincey immortalized himself by his wonderful visions. There is that remarkable work of Cicero's on the vision of Scipio, a work that I have often thought must have suggested to Richter the idea embodied in his well-known Dream of The Universe. Bunyan is continually saying, "Now I saw in my dream." And thus a thousand and one instances might be cited, in which, merely as a flight of the imagination, or to serve a more practical Deus-ex-machina...
...second annual convention of the Modern Language association of America was held December 29, in Columbia College. Professor Franklin Carter of Williams college presided. The chairman read some interesting unpublished letters of Jean Paul Richter. Several technical papers were also read. The evening session was occupied by a discussion on the question, "Would it be Desirable to substitute Modern for Ancient Languages in Admission Examinations in Colleges?" The question was discussed at length, and was finally laid aside...
...modern artists. Of great interest are the historical portraits nearly all of which are of persons who have been prominent in American political affairs. Among the modern artists represented by important works in the collection are Gerome, Schreyer, Bouguereau, Van Marcke, Verboeck-hoven, Coomans, De Haas, Constant, and Richter. The pictures by Bouguereau, Schreyer, Van Marcke, Constant, and Verboeckhoven are among the most notable works of these artists. -[Nation...
...named Richter, a shoemaker and editor of a Socialist paper, has been sentenced at Vienna to 12 years' imprisonment at hard labor for high treason...
Next morning I made another call on the Richter and was informed that I could not matriculate on the following day, but must wait till the day after, as the Senate only met twice a week. I was prepared for anything now, however, so I took the card and left without comment...