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...enjoyment of good pictures the technical knowledge of an art critic is by no means essential. In fact, the cardinal quality of a work of true genius is, that it commends itself to the appreciation of those ignorant of artistic rules. There is nothing that will so draw a man out of himself, and make him forget the petty annoyances of a work-a-day world, as the society of pictures. A book may fail to fix our wandering thoughts, because in reading an appreciable effort of attention is always necessary; but no effort is required to get into...
Well, so much for art; but is there no other resource at our command for the enjoyment of a Saturday afternoon? Certainly, there are the old bookstores on Cornhill and Washington Street. "Breathes there a man with soul so dead," that he taketh no delight in delving into a lot of old musty books, standard works of the writers of all time, - the firstborn of the art of printing, - handed down through many generations of book lovers, who have bequeathed us their thoughts and feelings in the form of marginal notes and comments? Take, for instance, an old epic...
...anniversary of Washington's Birthday should be observed, because upon that day was born a man to whose untiring energy, and disinterested patriotism, the inhabitants of these United States owe their present liberty. It is fitting that this should be brought to our minds, that thereby we may remember that past to which we should look with joy and reverence. We support the keeping of Christmas because it is the anniversary of the birth of our Saviour...
...Phorkos, "Old Man...
Several men having spoken in favor of paying the debt by making an assessment of a certain sum on each man in the class, and as this method seemed preferable to the usual one of trusting to the liberality of a small number, it was voted that each man should be asked to pay two dollars, this amount being considered sufficient to meet the indebtedness...