Word: phantom
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Phantom Band...
...Phantom Band...
...managed with great delicacy, yet with no distinct reticence. Few things, too, could have been more difficult than to conduct Sir Gawain through these adventures without making him appear ridiculous. He is pictured as modest, brave, courteous and steadfast in faith. Even King Arthur is not the shadowy phantom we usually meet with, but real flesh and blood. The descriptions of the hunts are unsurpassed in English poetry and lend color and reality to the plot. Not the least remarkable characteristic of this poem is its elevated morality, a great contrast to the loose morals of most romances. This beautiful...
...junior dinners have always been like the Ninety-six dinner at the Vendome last night, class feeling at Harvard is not so much of a phantom as it has sometimes been thought to be. A class which has always been conspicuous for its active interest in every department of the College life, Ninety-six more than lived up to its past record last night. The many expressions of good-fellowship and of loyalty to both Alma Mater and to the class were received with an enthusiasm which was inspiring to all and especially to those whose opportunities for convivial gatherings...
...Phantom Band. A. W. Thayer...