Word: forgotten
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fail to show their real knowledge.- (x) Owing to nervousness caused by issue at stake on one examination.- (3) Evil results upon students.- (a) Mental and physical strain.- (b) Moral relaxation.- (c) Encourages practice of "cramming."- (x) A knowledge sufficient to pass the examination quickly acquired and as quickly forgotten.- (2) Involves a great waste of time.- (b) Term virtually suspended for four weeks.- (a) Many days of idleness and inactivity during the period...
...Copeland spoke in passing of a forgotten book entitled "The To-morrow of Death," from the French of one Louis Figuier, of Pope's translation of the Iliad, of translations from George Sand, Authors' Classical Dictionary, the novels of Henry Kingsley, and many another volume which had contributed to a complex yet vivid recollection of this distant library...
...sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, he showed himself a critic of genius. Although Lamb did more, however, for bringing back Sir Thomas Browne and other old writers to life in the sense of causing them to be read again in the nineteenth century, it is not to be forgotten that Lamb struck a happy vein of contemporary criticism as one of the very earliest welcomers of Wordsworth and Coleridge. As for his style, it has often been said not to be original. For that matter what style is original? Lamb's literary manner is indeed compounded of many simples...
...observance of the day this year, but cannot something be done in this regard in future? At least Harvard men who believe in prayer and desire the divine blessing upon the University can observe the day individually. Many I believe will do this, and Harvard will not be forgotten by the churches whose sons are committed to her care...
...ignored by the very objects of the day's observances. Our religious societies which, as our correspondent remarks, have shown so much activity in practical ways, would naturally, it would seem, take special notice of the day, whether by concerted action or otherwise. It should not be forgotten, however, that Thursday is the day of the regular Vesper Service, and we believe that some observance of the day is usually made upon that occasion. In some ways, the Chapel service as appealing to the University as a whole, more than the religious societies can do, seems to offer the best...