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Mr. Marsh delivered the fifth of his lectures last evening, taking for his subject, "Spanish Poetry." He said Spanish poetry has a special interest for modern Americans. First, in the literary history of our country Spain has had an unusual part; then, she was peculiarly involved in the Romantic Movement...
Spain was early romanized, and so obtained a place among the Romance nations. Arab civilization had little influence on the type of Spanish civilization; though its proximity undoubtedly increased the body of intellectual materials available for the latter. The reconquest was slow. Under these conditions art was slow to start...
It is evident, at least, that the umpiring had much influence in leading Yale into a character of play which, had there been a stricter umpire, she would not have been allowed to practise. As the game progressed, apparently growing convinced that the umpire was inclined to her side, Yale...
We have played our great game and lost it. Yet the loss is not entirely a calamity. On the contrary the character of the play and what it indicates for the future is most encouraging. We have been defeated it is true, but we have been defeated in a game...
"Tennyson, then, resembles the Romantic poets in his lack of sympathy with real life. He lived in a dream-world rather than in the world of real men and real women; and it is the dream-world, with its iridescence of beauty and its simplified and intensified characters, that he...