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...doubt that Lenine's name is destined to figure largely on the pages of the future historians of our time, and that the consequences of his achievements will be felt, and his memory cherished, long after men now more highly esteemed in the western world have been forgotten...
Recognizing the scantiness of material, Mr. Washburn sought to clothe his skeleton facts both in the flesh of anecdote and in the drapery of buncombe. He has not forgotten the tricks of his political trade, the "lofty" theme, the "lively" wit. A few examples...
...this Masefield writes for us, in the austere numbers of "Samson Agonistes;" he is probably the only latter-day poet that can catch their authentic note. And the songs incorporated in the play show that he has not forgotten how to write lyrics as they should be written. It is a good play, almost a great play. And yet (shamefacedly I confess it) I prefer his earlier, and therefore presumably less mature work. For there is no one can write as he can of the sea, and of them that go down, to the sea in ships...
...Cambridge Trust Company complained particularly of counterchecks. Large numbers of them are written hurriedly, cashed, and then completely and serenely forgotten. Only one case strictly beyond accepted ethical standards was cited. That was an emergency budget measure adopted by a Harvard student last year. After he had boldly written checks until the bank was swamped, he came in with a handful of them, marked "No Funds," and declared that they were forgeries. A couple of days in jail however convinced him that he must have written them after all, and he confessed...
This is an amiable and most instructive book, reviving many forgotten things that should never have been forgotten, explaining many traditions that have been twisted. Any Harvard man, in fact, I think, anyone interested in early matters of America, will find this book of absorbing interest and unending delight...