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...when I first knew him I found him very agreeable. But he has since developed a propensity for quietly laying hands upon the best tarts in every dish. He will lounge up to the table, join in a friendly conversation with somebody or other, and, in an absent sort of way, will slip into his plate tart after tart that I am vainly endeavoring to get at (I may remark, parenthetically, that I am physically small and weak), yet the man is so perfectly pleasant about it that in the present state of affairs I cannot publicly proclaim my disgust...
...seems to me, indeed, that we need something of the sort here. The University - small, classic, and containing more interests than it can peaceably hold - may well be compared to Greece itself. The societies, of which we all are so proud, are not unlike the elegant states which grew up in the genial climate of Attica and of the Peloponnesus, - the modern prototype of which may be found in the shadow of the elms of the College Yard. And, to carry the simile a little further, at the risk of offending some very good friends of mind, the grim body...
...although his presence is becoming as disagreeable to me as is the presence of a proctor when, as rarely happens, I feel the need of referring to certain notes in my possession, I have no sort of means of getting rid of him, unless I keep away from the R. E. T. myself. Now I am quite sure that I am not alone in my sentiments, that there are dozens of men who would like to get rid of Swiddle if they knew how; and if we could ostracize him it would give us all the greatest pleasure...
...employment I should have to deny myself many aids to the spiritual life, e. g. I find that I can enjoy fashionable church privileges in Boston, which I should otherwise be obliged to forego, to the very great detriment of my moral nature; and many other things of like sort. Now, can any one doubt," he went on, "that the spiritual gain more than outweighs the spiritual loss in this case, to say nothing of the fine example of my public acts of virtue, while these private peccadilloes (only so when considered per se) are confined to the sight...
...need at this time is a course in the philosophy of Herbert Spencer. For this there arises periodically, at about this time, a dolorous wail, as of a child for the bottle, in the College papers, which I propose to forestall this time with some considerations of a lighter sort...