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...course is almost perfect. At the start there is a width of over a mile, and, at the finish, of thirteen hundred feet; thus, at no part, could even the wildest steering possibly cause a foul. The water is reported to be clear of all weeds and grasses, and also very deep, even close to the shore. A road follows the lake on one side, near the bank, and on the other the ground is so high that a view of the course can be had from almost any position. At the finish the banks form an amphitheatre, from which...
...wonderful, not long ago a Professor remarked, how much a man of my age comes to know. That Agassiz estimated his own learning but small is clear; fishing with a friend, to an inquiry he said, while confessing his ignorance, that his lifetime hardly offered a beginning for the labors his science demanded...
...sacred precincts have been invaded and the architectural eye has been critically cast upon our College buildings! No sooner had we departed for our quiet homes and the coast was clear, than a part of the Juniors in Architecture, M. I. T. (so says the Spectrum) come to Cambridge to view the architectural splendors which beautify our Yard. They noticed, in University, "the lower flights of stairs, the steps of the second run of which are built into the wall about two feet, and project therefrom about five, without any support at the outer end." The Spectrum doubtless makes this...
...clear the towns for many a mile
...Belknap to the south, and clear...