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...counteracted by a certain manliness. The poem was composed almost wholly by one man and with one definite aim in view. Two destinct strains are felt throughout, one military, one of the sea. Always is heard the clanging of armour, but in the back ground is the unceasing roar of the sea. These legends were sung or rather chanted to the accompaniment of a musical instrument. and together with the peculiar accent and alliteration of the poetry, their reading was made very impressive. Our ancestors were a religious people even when pagans, their literature being as much of religion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. Black's Lecture. | 12/6/1892 | See Source »

...Tremont Theatre and Von Suppe's fascinating opera attracted as usual a large audience. Eugene Oudin the hero, Mrrion Manola as Stella, and Annie Myers as Fanny bore the brunt of the work and with De Wolff Hopper carried off the honors. The latter kept the house in a roar as long as he was the stage. Next week Millocker's "Beggar Student" will make be presented by the same company...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clover. | 4/15/1890 | See Source »

...Hollis The Private Secretary is laughed at by large crowds. Mr. Gillette's performance keeps the audience in a roar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/18/1890 | See Source »

...mile long. The horses have been especially noteworthy for their spirit and beauty. We join the huzzas of the Heidelbergers, of whom not one is silent. Even our friend on the roof - or in the roof - gives tongue with prodigious power and adds his contribution to the universal roar which pronounces the procession a glorious success...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Heidelberg Jubilee. II. | 11/2/1886 | See Source »

...balconies filled with the fairest of New Haven beauties, and the streets crowded. The celebrated fences were occupied by a struggling throng of upperclassmen, who pushed and jostled each other in truly fraternal manner, waiting for the only victorious Yale team of 1885 to appear. A shout, then a roar, from the unwashed announce their appearance; down the long street in silence and precision the class of '88 marches with the proud team in advance and with blue banners flapping triumphantly to the breeze...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Freshman Fence. | 10/7/1885 | See Source »

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