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Word: offing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1900
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The first number of the Lampoon, which appears to-night, is, on the whole, creditable. There are, it is true, a few puns which indicate either remarkable tenacity on the part of the editors, or great forgetfulness, and then the editorials are somewhat lacking in point and brilliancy. However, the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Lampoon. | 10/5/1900 | See Source »

In "Dicky Bird's Freshman," there is a cleverly constructed situation, although the effect is somewhat marred by unnecessary length. There is some sparkle in "By the Way," and the soliloqy of the Boston terrier, illustrated by P. Bartlett '02 is capital. The drawings make up the most pleasing part...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The First Lampoon. | 10/5/1900 | See Source »

The October number of the Monthly sets a high standard for the new volume. Without being in any sense abstruse, the articles are of high level and present literary criticism in a most attractive form.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Monthly. | 10/5/1900 | See Source »

The number contains the "Anniversary Ode," written by William Vaughn Moody '93, and read at Cambridge on July 3, 1900, the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of Washington's taking command of the Continental army. The "Ode" has for its subject the difference in the nation's conception of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Monthly. | 10/5/1900 | See Source »

"Behold, she puts her trust in strength of limb,

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Monthly. | 10/5/1900 | See Source »

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