Word: somes
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Weston, the first Princeton speaker, first referred to the official despatches made in the blue books; that any alien, resident for five years in the Transvaal should have full political rights; that Johannesburg should be admitted to the legislature, and that the English language as well as the Dutch should...
To any one who has used the reading room of the Library recently the increase of noisiness on the part of students, over any previous year must be apparent. Until recently there has been some sort of regard for the proprieties of a place where many men are obliged to...
A large audience listened yesterday afternoon to Mr. Copeland's lecture on Dickens. He contrasted Dickens to Fielding and Thackeray, and compared him with Smollet. He also spoke of Dickens' individual qualities, and took up in some detail the characteristics of Mrs. Gamp, the Micawbers, Dick Swiveller and Captain Cuttle...
The most noticeable fault was the over-prominent, strained and labored acting. There were many groupings of useless characters on the stage, and a tendency towards long and wearing some soliloquies. The last two acts showed much skill in construction, and went off fairly smoothly. The scene chosen for all...
It is a false idea that the whole play centers around Granger. The chief character is Corbineli, who runs the plot, upon whom the whole effect depends, and who is the life and soul of the comedy. Next in importance is Chateaufort, the boaster, who is always trying to ruin...