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...years he was attended by Mrs. Unwin with the most affectionate care. To beguile the tedium of his recovery, he occupied himself with carpentry and gardening, and in domesticating his famous hares. Slowly his faculties became composed, and at the age of fifty they were back with all their grace. He recommenced writing letters to his friends, and their publication has given to us some most beautiful English prose, in their thousand graces of style and meaning...
...cantata was part of the program of a concert given by the same choirs and that of Grace Church, Newton, a few months ago in Tremont Temple for charitable purposes. It was sung with excellent effect, but it was even better sung yesterday. It is a pity that we cannot have more of these musical services, for Mr. Locke has been very successful in preparing for this cantata, and the singing of yesterday reflects great credit on his careful and conscientious work. The solo singing was excellent, and that of Newton Wilcox remarkable for its good taste and expression...
...last meeting of the Conference Francaise, Mr. T. Henckels, of the French department, gave a delightful causerie on California. The subject was all the more delightful because of the personal element introduced with great charm and grace by the speaker. The audience, among whom were several Californians, were in sympathetic touch with the speaker, who, it is hoped will again favor the Conference with an account of another of his personal experiences...
Twenty-five men began training Monday for Columbia's track athletic team The old men who will train are Kingsley, (Captain), Harding. Bowman, Morris, Pell, Harrison, Grace, Street, Stout, Iglehart, Leavy, Earle, Brown, De Salazar, and Lawson...
...success of his Homer drew out much adverse comment from minor writers, and to crush them. Pope wrote his Dunciad. His epistles, moral essays and satires occupied his last fourteen years. His Essay on Man, although never regarded as of any philosophical value, shows well in its grace and smoothness of diction, the powers of the poet. His last years were given to didactic satires, in which he is without a rival...