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...Brien's story of his visit among the child-like cannibals in the vale of Atuona, under the peak of Temotiu, has already won rank as a classic among books of travel. Although its author will never be held a great stylist, he is supremely readable. What is more important, he has the power to make his reader see the scenes which he describes so colorfully and know the quaint characters that live between his pages...

Author: By D. W. B., | Title: THE CRIMSON BOOKSHELF - REVIEWS - JOTS AND TITLES | 1/21/1921 | See Source »

...whenever we read, it is May for us again. The rich texture of Mr. Snow's "Ave atque Vale" is almost palpable Color and sumptuous description recall in lines like...

Author: By R. W. Coues., | Title: WORK IS OF HIGH CALIBRE IN MAY HARVARD MAGAZINE | 5/10/1919 | See Source »

...purple garmented parade" the sensuousness of Keats. It is interesting to compare the melody of Tennyson's "Ave atque Vale, Fratrer," more poignant in its greater simplicity. If Mr. Snow's poem is decorative, its decorative is decoration deluxe. In "The Seventh Wave" by J. J. Ryan, the little picture of sea and sky is exquisitely painted: the music is subtle and haunting. Through his eyes for us the ocean lives...

Author: By R. W. Coues., | Title: WORK IS OF HIGH CALIBRE IN MAY HARVARD MAGAZINE | 5/10/1919 | See Source »

...physics are the oldest branches of science known to civilization, we catch a glimpse of the vast fields for exploration before us. Professor Pickering with a few other Harvard men of his generation whom we have come to mourn, have shown us the courses to be followed. Our "Vale" is said with the full appreciation of the trust he has left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PROFESSOR PICKERING. | 2/5/1919 | See Source »

...intercollegiate ski and snowshoe meet, the first of its kind ever held in the United States, features the program for Dartmouth's annual winter carnival to be held on Saturday, February 13. The meet will be held on the new ski and snowshoe courses in the Vale of Temple...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ski and Snowshoe Contests Planned | 12/12/1914 | See Source »

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