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...dainty little volume contains verses in a light vein, intended, as the author says, for busy people who have not the time to create fancies for themselves. If the purpose alone be considered, the book might be called successful. The verses are written in an offhand manner, with sometimes careless metre. The point usually turns on some modern "gag," but some of the verses touch a serious chord, while many have a note of sweetness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Book Review. | 1/25/1898 | See Source »

...simply lying by after the season is over and growing flabby. When the season of their activity comes round once more it is not uncommon to find many in no sort of shape to take up their work again and simply through lack of what seems to the careless such a nonentity, a little regular exercise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 12/8/1897 | See Source »

...could be no comparison-Harvard played with eleven men, Pennsylvania with an eleven. But for the individual work of Dibblee, Garrison and Parker, Harvard could never have scored; while in every score made by Pennsylvania it can justly be said that every man had a part. Harvard's slow, careless playing was taken advantage of by Pennsylvania many times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD BEATEN. | 11/22/1897 | See Source »

...comes out tomorrow contains a friendly editorial greeting to our guests from New Haven. From the editorial it may be inferred that "Lampy" intends to make his appearance between the halves of the Yale game. The centre page, which is also devoted to the game, is clever but somewhat careless...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lampoon. | 11/12/1897 | See Source »

...large holes for his backs. He was also well down the field on punts, with the result that he once tackled for a loss, and once, securing the ball on a fumble, ran 35 yards for a touchdown. Donald was strong on the defense, but on the offensive was careless about letting men through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 34; WESLEYAN, 0. | 11/4/1897 | See Source »

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