Word: toning
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Baldwin was evidently considerably upset because Steward had not presented some definite plan, as he spoke in an uncertain tone. He demanded of the affirmative that they produce some definite plan and tell what they considered to be a permanent court. Then he went on to show that permanent courts are impracticable, and that the affirmative was trying to do what statesmen have not been able to do in centuries. The negative, he said, favor arbitration of some kind but it is in the shape of a permanent system such as is prepared by Lord Salisbury. The charge advocated...
...will be continued this spring. The Glee Club has been cut down considerably, as it was found that so large a number was rather unwieldy. Now there are about four men on a part, and the club gains in brightness and precision more than it loses in volume of tone. The men on the clubs are as follows...
...Time, Mr. Copeland spoke of the overwhelming predominance in almost every form of art of what we have agreed to call realism. In fiction for one art, notwithstanding the romantic revival under the leadership of Stevenson, by far the larger number of prose master pieces have been of realistic tone and temper. Prose has long since crowded verse out of the drama and all the resources of scenery, stage carpentry, costumes, and the actor's art have been used to realize-if one may so speak-even the romantic drama. Even these devices, however, do not remove the bar that...
...message is sufficiently moderate in tone.- (a) It does not exaggerate resultant possibilities.- (b) It does not menace.- (x) Last paragraph is simply a definite and necessary statement of exact effect of finding of the Commission.- (c) England, the menaced nation, has not taken offence: Daily Papers...
Almost without exception the tendency to crime begins in youth. It is then, that by his strength or weakness in resisting temptation, every man decides for himself the tone of his future life...