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...said to have paid $25.000 for them. The largest one is a characteristic sketch by Detaille, a group of soldiers, a scene in the late Franco-Prussian war. The first feature that one remarks in the picture is the beautiful play of light. Although the coloring does not affect one favorably, yet the fine draughting and grouping of the figures show the masterhand of the man, who, with De Neuville, leads this branch of the French school. The second is one of De Neuville's, a much smaller picture, equally attractive both in point of merit and ability. Bonheur...
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...Yale, and, naturally, Harvard made the most of things, endeavoring to convince Yale that New London was the place for the annual race. In '79 Harvard felt that she was at a disadvantage in that she had quarters decidedly inferior to Yale's. While any such disadvantage could not affect the race of that year, it might seriously impair Harvard's chances in a year that the crews would be more evenly matched...
...after you've got up your reputation) will be sure to twist your words into meanings which are equally new and acceptable to you. Above all, keep trying. There's nothing like it. Remember how Jacob wrestled with the angel. Do you in like manner wrestle with bon mots. Affect to read strange and uncommon books. Be unusual in your tastes. Be any thing rather than nothing. You must keep prominently before people's eyes at any cost; for so long as you are notorious there is some hope of your becoming famous. Above all, keep trying. You will sometimes...