Word: intellect
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...leading prose article, headed "Offsets," is, however, of undoubted originality. In this the author has attempted too mighty a theme; some gleams of sanity are discernible in the first paragraphs, but, after these, we trace by gradual steps the overthrow of what may have been a mighty intellect...
...moral strength, but fully expecting to be exposed to very great and undisguised temptations; he looks for a veritable devil, with green eyes, crooked claws, and no end of a tail. In truth, however, he is met by a gentlemanly-looking person, with kid gloves, a cultivated intellect, and a manner that puts one immediately at ease. He may resist this unexpected and alluring form of temptation, and gain from the contest a strength of character which, owing to the circumstances we have already touched upon, is almost always accompanied by corresponding breadth; but it is not unlikely - judging from...
...possessed the same traits of character which have given his younger brother so prominent and honorable a position. In the opening chapters of the book, Mr. Hughes, with characteristic modesty, recounts many of his brother's exploits at home and at Rugby, always ascribing to him a courage and intellect far superior to his own. It might be supposed that much of this praise was due to the affectionate admiration of a brother, but the simplicity and earnestness with which it is bestowed compel us to believe that it is deserved. A short time after leaving Oxford, where he distinguished...
...another direction, a different but no less manly and (to him) effective exercise is as well adapted. He comes to college for the sole purpose of mental culture, feeling that health, not muscle, is the first means to this end. With Tully he sets a higher estimate on the intellect of a Pythagoras than on the mere brute strength of a Milo of Croton. As far as exercise conduces to health, he takes it, since health is an important element of success in his chosen vocation. Beyond this he cannot go without loss...
...business of life must begin, and they will be put to the test in a broader field, where other standards are in use than those of college opinion, the thought may well occur, whether their present manner of life is at all fitting them, either in character or intellect, for the part they wish to play. Few there be to whom this question, squarely faced, does not afford ample scope for profitable reflections on the past and good resolutions for the future. We have two extremes in college to whom a consideration of this subject would be highly advantageous...