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...McQueen '01, "The Fate of Nolan," E. E. Hale...
...result of a movement started by a Sophomore secret society called the "Sphinx" the "Harvard Magazine was founded. Such an unusual amount of interest was manifested in this venture that the Magazine continued for ten years. At the end of that time, however, it shared the fate of its predecessors. The Magazine was at its best during the years 1858 and 1859. One of its most prominent editors was Phillips Brooks...
...story of the down fall of a great soul through jealousy, Macbeth that of a man overcome by ambition. The distinction of "King Lear" lies in the fact that it displays the tragic power of retribution over characters whose faults are commonly regarded as superficial. The stern fate of the king is the result of vanity, which, by being fostered, became the prevailing power in his life. Indeed, the play may be termed a tragedy of retribution, not of death...
...Thomas Brown's and Lord Bacon's essays concerning friendship; Heywood's, "The Woman Killed with Kindness"; "A Ballad Upon a Wedding," by Sir John Suckling; "To Lucasta on Going to the War," and "Lovelace to Althea from Prison," by Colonel Lovelace; "Sin," by George Herbert; "No Armor Against Fate," by James Shirley; "Shall I, Wasting in Despair," by George Wither...
...liberation of Cuba, then they will have an enduring place in history. If, in the end, we pervert these ends, and are inspired by the lust of conquest, they will be remembered only as men of valor. Only wars of high aims leave behind imperishable names of greatness. The fate of the dead hero is in the hands of those who survive...