Word: saying
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Critics say that his prose is below his poetry, which is perhaps true; but no one can blame him when the conditions under which he wrote are considered. His prose was written in defence of the very life and liberty of the English people at a time when everything was at fever heat, and when it was hardly possible to write composedly and coolly. Though not as good as his poetry, Milton's prose has not received the attention due it by scholars; it has been slighted because it calls to account king, church, council, and common law. This prose...
...They say; so they say...
...say--Hooray! Hooray! Hooray...
...given a chance to hear the foremost men in some of the departments of instruction in the University and thus are deprived of the great good obtainable from the inspiration of a recognized leader in his particular work has not arrived as yet, but we venture to say it is on the way and so will take time by the forelock and meet it before it comes and invert it. For those who annually sympathize with this complaint, attention is called to the lecture this afternoon by Professor James. The Department of Philosophy lost heavily last winter when he resigned...
...choicest field of competition, and so the innocent student must run the gauntlet, to enter or leave the Hall, wondering whether the clothes on his back really do belong to him, while numerous agents hop around from one spot to another to comply with police regulations which say they cannot remain in one place more than five minutes. In other words, these clothes dealers are becoming common nuisances, and the sooner they become aware of this and act accordingly the better for all concerned...