Word: spirited
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...matter "de gustibus." The criticism that is here made may be taken for what it is worth. The success of the first piece seems to be marred by the clumsy way in which the lines are broken up. The second piece does not escape the conventional either in spirit or form, and the last piece leaves us with no clearer impression than that the author has indulged in sentimental fancies. Judged even by the usual undergraduate standards, the verse appears to be distinctly below the average...
...four poems and a piece of metre which essays to imitate a freight train crossing a bridge, and succeeds. Of the four poems the best is that by Herbert Bates '90, which serves as a heading to Mr. Trynin's story. Mr. Garland's verses "The Lee Shore" have spirit and simplicity, two excellent things. The other two contain such lines as "to take life naked at primeval hands," "that men have meant me nothing," "crossing the languorous lilts of water," and other phrases which are neither beautiful nor sensible. The verse in the number bears distinctly the mark...
These negotiations will take time, and in the meanwhile let as keep our heads cool. If war comes you will be judged by your deeds, not by your professions or your shouts of loyalty. Let us strive to have a little of the spirit that fills the officers and men of the army. Regular soldiers do not hold torchlight processions or make public demonstrations. Above all, do not take part in "rooting" to encourage others to do what you will not do yourself. Do not have so poor an opinion of your fellows as to think they need the stimulus...
...fact that the early reluctance of nations to enter into any binding treaties, was later changed to universal announcements in favor of compulsory arbitration. Interest has been stimulated in the countries themselves, for hundreds of peace societies, international magazines and cosmopolitan clubs have sprung up, and the spirit of international diffusion has even been carried to the wide exchange of university professors...
...increased desire to examine literary masterpieces and through them to derive a concise and accurate knowledge of the authors. The French writers especially, put themselves into their works and it has been found that Mollere's personality is usually closely reflected in all his writings, as is the true spirit of his times. Of the four categories into which his writings seem to fall, women, Le Misanthrope, doctors, and the nobility, the third is today the subject of much comment...