Word: mannerizes
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...days, his figure was slight and erect; his complexion light and delicate as a maiden's, with a slight bloom upon the cheek; his nose rather prominent; his eyes clear and blue, his well formed head covered with a profusion of light brown hair, waving loosely in the same manner as the gray locks of age. I have seen a portrait in his parlor in Cambridge that gives a good idea of him in his early life as I recollect...
...serve as homes for those whose business calls them into the city each day. The interest of the reader is kept up throughout the book, not in expectation of a climax and dramatic situations, but by the interest attaching to a story of real people acting in a natural manner and with sufficient plot to serve as a nucleus. The author has evidently studied his characters thoroughly, and spared no pains to make his book as complete as possible. "Forever and a Day" is far better than the average novel, which merely introduces the reader to a few characters...
EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: In the Elective Pamphlet (page 26 - 1882-83) the student is advised to choose his elective courses in such a manner that they may from first to last form a rationally connected whole. The faculty recommends, therefore, that at the beginning of his sophomore year each man should deliberately make a plan of his studies, and adhere to this plan for the next three years. Every one knows how hard it is to select one's courses for three years. Of course it is very easy for one to name the courses he would like to take...
...outside of the recitation room. As to pronunciation, the less said the better; it is after all perhaps merely a matter of taste. But it certainly seems only fair to say that the methods employed in some of the German electives are far from accordance with the generally recognized manner of the best and purest German pronunciation...
...progress. Twenty young women, who passed the preliminary examinations last June to the regular course of four years, are expecting to take the final examination next June. The girls have all worked hard, and their health has in no case suffered. All have conducted themselves in a thoroughly exemplary manner...