Word: speak
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...ambition as that? A writer on the "Celebration of American Independence" delivers some sharp criticisms on some recent Fourth of July orations. "Nor can I call my country's fortunes," he says, "as Mr. Townsend does, a 'comedy of errors.' Even though Columbus might 'blunder' toward this continent (to speak in the elegant language of Mr. Townsend), yet I cannot grant that we 'blundered' into independence, nor can I hope that our country will, at some future time 'blunder' into glory. On the whole, I cannot think this performance worthy to have been written by an alumnus of Harvard University...
...recent visitor to the library writes to a London journal as follows : The library at Harvard College, or rather University, is placed in a handsome structure of granite, near the entrance of the college yard. But what I want to speak of especially is the perfect management of the distribution of books. I have visited nearly all the prominent libraries of Europe and America, but I must confess that I was never so forcibly impressed with the perfection to which library management can be brought as I was at the Cambridge institution." The writer then explains the system of delivery...
...mere racing committee. But how much real vitality has the bicycle club at present? I know it is useless for me to harp upon this universal tendency at all our colleges to turn all possible sports to the interests of contests of some sort or other; and to speak of the impossibility of sustaining any interest among college men in any sport that is not perpetually bolstered up and galvanized into activity by this stimulus. The life of a college man as a college man, seems to be altogether made up of "contests" of some sort; inter-collegiate athletic contests...
...longer continuance of this epidemic. The reform must commence from within and work its work by itself; the essential necessity for its success is a change of sentiment in such matters among college men. It is the duty of every college student, and every organ of college opinion, to speak and work for this change; only thus can it be secured...
...consequence is that Phillpot's heart leaps for joy whenever he visits strangers and has a wash-rag all to himself; and then Phillpot has been strongly impressed by the portrait of Mrs. Butterfield over the mantel-piece in the spare-room and had taken pains to speak of it in the hearing of Mrs. Butterfield, who had taken more than usual pains with her saleratus biscuits and coffee, and the Rev. Jenkyns Phillpot had been more than usually "thankful for what we are about to receive...