Word: valiant
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...idea, half thought out, may take one off his feet when experience and reason do not give him sufficient footing. The Union may be "idealistic"; it is at least thoughtful and deserves to have an intelligent interpretation put upon its conduct. After attacking the Union the valiant CRIMSON brushes the mud from its skirts and says, with the air of a martyr: "Those in the van of any new movement must withstand constant attacks from groups of individuals who are compelled to join the camp of the opposition because of their inherent desire to appear individual, obstinate, or wise...
...essayette on Henley is over-wrought in style and in feeling. A critic who calls Henley a "Luther of English Poetdom" has invalidated even the sanest statements which follow. Nothing is to be gamed by proclaiming a lovable minor bard as the valiant champion in a poetic reformation. The study of "H. G. Wells and the Socialist Aristocracy" is clear, concise, and in all respects convincing, if only we assume--like the writer--that the peculiar brand of socialism which Wells has adopted for literary purposes is really to be reckoned with as propaganda. Wells's "New Machiavelli," which...