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...guards him from the error, so frequently met with in earlier times, of guessing at an etymology, or of establishing his own tongue as the "language of Paradise." Romance, besides the purely philological interest it presents, has a rich literature. The Troubadours, whose love and chivalry found their highest expression in Dante, are the children of the Provencal, a dialect of the Romance. Their songs and stories live to-day; but the "glory has departed out of Juda," and their volumes often lie dusty and worm eaten on the shelf. They abound, however, in poetry, - legendary, amorous, humorous...
...accomplish this, some crew would have to be found of sufficient strength to press the University hard enough to make the race interesting. Probably no one of the class crews could do this, yet on each there are some especially desirable men; and it seems possible that a crew might be formed of these men that would give the University hard work to leave it behind...
...FRESHMAN had occasion to visit the cellar in the south entry of Weld a week or two ago. On attempting to return he met with an unexpected obstacle. He pushed against the door at the head of the stairs, and found that it refused to open. He felt for the knob, and attempted to turn it, but it merely slipped around without catching the latch. The horrible thought flashed upon him that the latch had broken and that he was locked up for the night. It was past eight o' clock on Saturday evening, and the passers-by were...
...reasons for this alarming weakness of memory, one may perhaps be found in the contempt which so many feel for the simple exercise of the retentive faculty, in comparison with the higher training to be got from the mental gymnastics of philosophy. While men are not apt to depreciate the value of their own possessions, so also they do not strive to gain that which they hold in little estimation. The old belief that a good memory was incompatible with a sound judgment has long since been exploded as contrary, not only to common sense, but to a large number...
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