Word: mannerisms
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...modern kind, its point was entirely missed, except by the learned few. There was no idea dominating the whole play and leaving its impress upon the spectators; on the contrary, its interest consisted of variety of incident, and its success was owing to the admirable manner in which the incidents were acted. The leading parts were all acted with remarkable power and ease. Peithetairos spoke his eight hundred lines as readily as if Greek were the only language he knew, without an instant's pause or cessation of vivacity, and Euelpides kept the audience in constant laughter by his comic...
...their courses up to the time for examination. Then with the aid of tutos and a few days of hard "cramming," they will acquire enough of the leading matter of the subjects in hand to pass the lest prescribed, and be permitted to go along in the same manner until the next examination time when the process is repeated. Such a state of affairs is really ludicrous, when we reflect that men are sent to college to at least acquire some little knowledge more than they had on entrance. It is worse than a waste of time. It cultivates laziness...
...roughness of the game then played : "The old foot-ball player, although by no means of necessity an old man, is rather a melancholy spectacle, looked at from his own point of view. He haunts the scenes of his past exploits in the same enthusiastic, but saddened and tame, manner in which the retred tallow chandler of old story haunted New-gate-street on melting days, and imbued with very much the same feelings. He feels amply qualified to join the active throng before him ; he feels an almost irrepressible inclination to throw himself in the midst of the play...
...address at the dedication of the Ann Arbor Library: "One of the most interesting features of the evening was the address by Mr. Justin Winsor on bibliography in general and the part books play in the world's progress. The address although read, was delivered in an entertaining, conversational manner and was very heartily appreciated by the audience. Taking for his text what some are pron to call "trash," he showed what an important part the lighter varieties of literature play, so that the "trash" of one age becomes of the deepest importance to the next. It was in every...
...hymn. a few minutes were now spent in conversation and drinking of beer, and than the Commander made a short speech appropriate to the occasion and called for the health of the Emperon. This was drunk in most approved fashion and a verse of the National Anthem sung. The manner of toasting is worthy of description. Everyone rises, the Commander calls, "One, two, three, drink." Then, "one, two, three," and the bottoms of the glasses are rattled upon the table producing a most peculiar effect. Again is called, "One, two, " and at "Three" down comes every glass upon the table...