Word: inner
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Professor Royce of Harvard followed with the report of the committee on Phantasms and Presentiments. His report embraced four types of cases, which he characterizes as follows: First comes the cases that possess only a subjective interest, as illustrating curious events in the inner life of some people. Secondly, I shall describe a few experiments that are probably to be explained as instances of what is generally called "unconscious cerebration." Thirdly, I shall give a part of the evidence of the existence of a not generally recognized species of mental experience, which stimulates presentiment, but which is not presentiment. Finally...
...repeated use of unmentionable expletives, the same end could be attained by a less realistic means. Two subjects are discussed under the Topics of the Day. The first contains facts about the religious tendencies of Harvard that will be granted by every one who is acquainted with the inner workings of the University. Such a statement does much to weaken the prejudices of skeptical outsiders. "Advice to Sophomores" is the second article. Every sophomore would do himself a service by a careful perusal of this homily. "His First Experience" is an unpretentious detective reminiscence supposed to be narrated...
...article in the North American Review of this month entitled "The Fast Set at Harvard," is only the first of a number of articles intended to set before the faculty of the University a true statement of the inner life of Harvard's undergraduates. The author is working for the best interests of that institution...
...which authority and reason are our own teachers, while in the demonstrations of the spirit no authority or arguments can be sufficient for us, because our souls cannot be touched except by the spirit. Every mind requires demonstrations according to its own nature, and only God knows our inner natures, and can respond to our demands...
...conducted by boys just beginning their teens. He knows that public opinion here at heart despises such puerility. Yet that opinion is ineffective for inaugurating any change. Why? Because it is really too lazy to take the trouble. We do not believe that there is any lack of inner independence in the matter. It is pure indifference combined with a transcendent devotion to a fear of appearing ridiculous, or expressing any idea which is not the merest commonplace...