Word: sterner
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...varied culture, a master of pathos and a true poet. His work is full of dignity and some of his characters show that his own nature must have been that of a gentleman. There is in his work no trace of humor; his mind seemed to turn instinctively to sterner things and be delighted in the praise of valor and manhood...
...latest of F. Hopkinson Smith's ever-fascinating sketches is not to be counted last. It is very happily called "A Knight of the Legion of Honor" and is a thoroughly good story. Thomas Nelson Page also has a good short story entitled "My Cousin Fanny." and Mr. Sterner's illustration to it is arranged in a very unique...
...choir sang the following anthems: What are these that are arrayed in white robes, Sterner; Like as the Hart, Novello; Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, Bridge...
...people on the other hand are unused to the jar and noise of the city, wonder at strange sights, shudder at crime and are shocked by vice. They cannot look at disturbances with equanimity and are more likely to form more intense convictions and to be moved by a sterner purpose than the careless city people. Their firmness of purpose makes them often greater and more stirring characters. They are narrow but powerful. Jesus Christ was narrow in this sense so were most other great...