Word: agoing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
SOME time ago, I was talking with a young lady of Boston who is much devoted to art. She was complaining of the great difficulty in getting models, that is, intelligent faces to copy. Suddenly she asked me, jokingly, "Why won't you come in and sit for us, Mr. Milburn ? We will pay you twenty-five cents an hour, and your car-fare, and you will have the pleasure of being looked at, admiringly, by a dozen girls." This struck me as quite the idea; so I agreed to go in and sit for their class three afternoons...
...long year ago...
...last century, by several works on astronomy, which may be found among the publications of the Royal Society, of which he was a Fellow. He made the best observation of the transit of Venus taken during the eighteenth century. He also published some books on earthquakes. A short time ago a certain professor had the curiosity to ask all the professors here whether they knew anything of this once celebrated John Winthrop. Only two had ever heard...
...points, and the relations of one period to another. The general student would undoubtedly be interested in knowing the characteristics of each school of painting or sculpture, although he might never have the time nor the facility for going deeper. Such a course as this was given some years ago in the School of Fine Arts, at Paris, by M. Taine, and any one who is acquainted with his lectures will appreciate the advantages to be derived from a similar course here...
BEFORE opening the subscription for plank walks two weeks ago, the Crimson endeavored to learn whether the Corporation would receive it. As no definite answer could be obtained, the matter was put to a test by placing the book at Sever's on Friday...