Word: sarcasms
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...annoyed to see people who are "comfortable" morally, because they have established a new public school, when they ought to be uncomfortable; and he tries to make them uncomfortable by his writings. He is really one of the most serious of men; but he uses his great power of sarcasm to bring home the meaning of what he writes, and every word he writes is not intended to be taken seriously. "The Quintessence of Ibsenism" must not be taken too literally, what he points out in it is that duty is not only the greatest, but also, the meanest bond...
...reforming of the bad points of our dear enemy. Ridicule of our enemies has inevitably a sting which is absent from ridicule of ourselves. But it is all meant in good part, as simple fun, and after all, the puns and the really amusing illustrations that interrupt the sarcasm make it, as was intended, innocuous. The man who buys this number of the Lampoon, gets a great deal for his money, in space and in humor...
With ruthless sarcasm the writer of the communication printed this morning ridicules the idea of a bonfire as a part of the John Harvard anniversary celebration. With clear and concise logic he shows the folly of adapting a method of rejoicing over athletic victories to an occasion so sacred as the birth of our founder. We understand that some men may feel above such a childish display of animal spirits, but we scan the communication in vain to find an adequate alternative. True, the writer suggests that the Faculty should have planned academic ceremonies which would conform to the dignity...