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...often from my window-seat...
...very slight acquaintance with Persian poets, or, happening to stumble on Mr. Fitzgerald's translation of Khayyam, tried to show an acquaintance and familiarity with Persian literature which he did not possess, or had thought he had caught Mr. Emerson napping, - a thing, by the way, which is not often done...
...college have some traits in common with the inhabitants of the nursery. We have an abundance of new toys, and we are always ready to discard our last plaything for a new one. It may be that this is caused partially by the necessity of shifting so often our interest in our work. One naturally feels unsettled when he has his interest aroused in the currency movement of the present day, and has suddenly, on the approach of an examination, to carry his mind back several centuries to devote himself to the consideration of mediaeval institutions. It is certainly possible...
...town has its castle or chateau, every river its famous bridge: but here relics of the past are fewer, and when met with deserve a visit. Modern progress seems hostile to their existence; the tower, rock, and tree of ancient renown are generally neglected; the old gateway and mansion often fall before the encroachments of a railway or a turnpike...
...Harvard were great riders; we frequently hear of their taking a trot. They had large families, if we may judge from their extensive use of cribs, to the importation of which the government seems to have had an unaccountable aversion; penalty for using them was often capital punishment. They were enthusiastic patrons of the Fine Arts, often expending large sums on busts, none of which, however, have lasted until...