Word: rising
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...adventures of Ulysses and Telemachus. Although there are many who doubt Homer's authorship, all agree that at about 1300 or 1200 BC the Greeks had attained much civilization and that songs were sung in which heroes were celebrated. Later the spirit of adventure was felt and this gave rise to new legends into which the old heroes entered. Myth and history became confounded in the songs, and of these songs the Troy legends were the most important. These songs were sung first by minstrels and later were written down. Popular legend formed them and thus memory rather than invention...
...Quarterly Journal of Economies for January there is an interesting article by Professor A. B. Hart, on "The Rise of American Cities." Professor Hart points out that no one of our cities has had its location determined by considerations of defence, and that in fact most of them are to all practical purposes defenseless-a strong testimonial to the peaceful character of the age. It is much more important for a city to have a good harbor before it than a great river behind it. Professor Hart also thinks that the public revenue is less likely to be misspent...
...Princetonian will this week publish a long article reviewing the athletic relations between Harvard and Princeton, which until 1887 were of a most friendly nature, and tracing the rise of the present controversy...
...years, provided he acquit himself successfully in the requisite number of courses; but that the faculty has passed no vote to this effect recently. We notice the clipping from the Sun editorially, not by way of criticism, but simply in order to correct a misconception. The rumor has its rise, no doubt, in the discussion which has been going on of late relative to a proposed change in the length of the Harvard course from four to three years. No action whatever has as yet been taken in the matter...
Professor Hunt has an article in the January issue of the Quarterly Journal of Economics on the Rise of American Cities...