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...hear her talked about was a delight. He even experienced a sort of exultation in hearing her dispraised. For him alone it was reserved to sound the depth of that nature; others might think there were defects; but he alone could appreciate how even these were harmonious and beautiful to a really kindred soul. He wrapped himself up in a sort of mosquito netting of melancholy, that afforded him a deep satisfaction. In fact, he was in clover, and enjoyed it as would any other of his (y)ears...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOGGLES. | 12/9/1881 | See Source »

...last number of the Nassau Lit. is quite entertaining. We think the writer of "Sensationalism in College Life" has "hit the nail on the head." We wish some of our friends would take the article to heart. "The Honest Italian Laborer" is a cleverly written sketch. We judge from the following that the Faculty has interfered with tennis at Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: EXCHANGES. | 12/9/1881 | See Source »

...entire College. It has been frequently suggested that Rhetoric ought to be made a sub-freshman study, and it is safe to say that the instruction given in a certain section last year would be easily within the comprehension of a child of three years. One would think that if the Rhetoric instructors did not care to make their courses attractive, they would at least not seek to fill them by overriding the rules in regard to anticipation. Rhetoric is such an easy subject, and the instruction is so unpopular, that if anticipation were allowed as freely as the Regulations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/25/1881 | See Source »

...friends of the Echo that no college paper can achieve success without hard work on the part of all connected with it. To drop a miscellaneous assortment of items into a hopper can hardly be called editing a paper, in the strict sense of the word. It is, we think, the general opinion that the Echo has never been all that a Harvard daily should be, nor yet all it at one time gave promise of becoming. In a new enterprise deficiencies are to be excused; but the present volume of the Echo falls considerably below the standard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/25/1881 | See Source »

...Then I cannot understand your request for time. You have all your life been taught to expect this. As far as concerns the young person whom I have in view, I think you can bring no rational objection. He is a thoughtful, brainful young person, well fitted to be your husband. Come, now, my dear, run out in the fresh air and think about it; and return in a more reasonable frame of mind." Tue obeyed mechanically, for she could do nothing else...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR FIRST FAMILIES. | 11/25/1881 | See Source »