Word: slighted
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...preliminary stage-setting of "Two's Company" by J.G. Forbes is unjustified and over-elaborate; the plot, too, is slight; but the keen criticism of life running through the story keeps up the interest...
...itself moored by the coal wharf opposite. She has proved satisfactory in all but two particulars -- in turning she requires more room than was expected, and in starting she is not quick to gather headway, which often allows a crew to get out of reach. Her wake, however, is slight and does not seriously bother passing crews...
...candidates for shortstop. Devens is a fair fielder but is slow and has poor judgement. An awkwardness in fielding combined with a slight weakness in throwing offset Wheelock's excellent judgement and stick-work. Coolidge is the most promising candidate and is one of the best fielders on the team. His throwing and batting, though good, are not quite up to his fielding; but he has a thorough knowledge of the game...
...latest number of the Advocate shows a slight falling off from the high standard of the last few numbers. The single editorial on "Gymnastics," seems a little drawn out. Its lack of force and directness in coming to conclusions suggests a scarcity of editorial subjects...
...plan, and after the writer gets fairly under way, finishes creditably, although the reader is left with an unsatisfied curiosity as to many details of the scene. "Among the Firs," by W. James, Jr., consists of three short sketches of life in the woods, each of which, though rather slight, has the merit of unity...