Word: short
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...nervous, and to repent my rashness in coming alone. The first apartment I entered was long and low, and quite dark. It seemed very much like a jail. Three or four small beds were ranged along the wall, on which reclined or squatted several individuals simply attired in a short strip of linen cloth. Opposite the entrance hung a large picture of what I at first thought a ballet-troupe in distress, but I afterwards found that it was only a group of Dr. Dio Lewis's pupils. A big man, in a choker coming up to his ears...
...would sound better in verse - is sometimes committed, though not often; there are certain ideas, or certain ways of treating subjects, which, we feel, properly belong to poetry, and which, though they would appropriately relieve a long work, appear out of place when put by themselves in the necessarily short space of a college article. This distinction between poetry and prose, whether they appear in the form of verse or not, is one universally acknowledged and easily felt, although hard to define. Bearing it in mind, it is easy to see that there may be good writing in verse which...
...from brilliant, but was as good as the recent misfortunes to both Nines would warrant us in expecting. It is unfair to criticise Perry as if he were an experienced catcher, and he deserves every praise for his steady play and evident determination to take all chances. Annan, as short-stop, beside his general good play, made the prettiest hit of the game, a beautiful two-baser. Nevins, in the field, made a remarkable left-hand catch, and at the pitcher's position his throwing did great execution...
...disappointment to many that Mr. Goodwin was prevented by ill-health and stress of work from delivering the poem. This part was written upon very short notice by Mr. Osborne, and in spite of the difficulties attendant on this, he succeeded in producing as entertaining an occasional poem as we remember hearing. The local allusions, as he summed up the four years' experience of seventy-three, were capital, and the audience were very enthusiastic throughout. The introduction struck us as so excellent that we take the liberty of quoting...
...ascribing to him a courage and intellect far superior to his own. It might be supposed that much of this praise was due to the affectionate admiration of a brother, but the simplicity and earnestness with which it is bestowed compel us to believe that it is deserved. A short time after leaving Oxford, where he distinguished himself both as a scholar and as an athlete, George Hughes established himself in London, intending to follow the law; but he was soon compelled, principally by the illness of his wife's mother, to relinquish his profession. After living in Italy...