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...idea which was held among many races was, as seen in a preceding lecture, that the spirit of the dead continued in its earthly dwelling; and all sorts of devices were resorted to in order that the spell of its presence might not remain over the other inmates of the house. The earliest idea of a tomb was that of a house like that occupied by the spirit in life and which was to be its permanent domicile. Among people who lived in caves, burial was made underground. Thus grew up the ideas of the nether world which are shown...
...Weld Boat Club to the fact that last year the boat house was left unopened until very late in the spring, about April 6, and the members lost much good rowing weather. We would therefore suggest, in view of the early spring this year, the present warm spell, and the open condition of the river, which in all probability will continue free from ice hereafter, that the boat house be opened as soon as possible in order that the members may take advantage of the excellent rowing weather which this month always offers...
...hours' ride of each other. Hrut and Hauskuld are brothers. Hauskuld's daughter, Hallgertha, "she with the thief's eyes" causes much of the trouble that follows. Hrut at his brother's suggestion marries Unna, daughter of Mord, a famous lawyer, but Hrut's mother lays a spell on him that thwarts his marital happiness...
...preface he admitted the full power of the influences of the Renaissance which still holds us under its spell, but he emphasized the fact that the Renaissance was a late period in modern history and not its beginning, so that we cannot separate ourselves from the effects which the forces of the middle ages have exerted upon our nineteenth century life. Mediaeval history begins in the dark ages, when the feudal system determined certain fixed liberties and duties, and when the organization of the Church had begun to be a wide-felt settling and pacific influence. France was the home...