Word: transcendent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...caught the popular contagion among the novelists of the day and accordingly weaves a ??? thread through his story which gives it the appearance of a philosophical lecture rather than a novel. With a fair plot for a foundation he builds up a structure of mind imperishable, philosophy, astride counterpart, transcend ??al photography, ??? voyance, and ???notices, still the bewildered reader wonders whether he is still in his mortal body. Such a book may prove ??entertaining for those interested in psychical research, although the and ??? theories are too chimerical to be a ken seriously. It is not probable ??? believes in them himself...
...eyes to the imperfections that surround us, but the exertion of whatever strength we may possess in attempting to improve as well as to serve the customs and institutions which are in vogue here in Cambridge. In this the CRIMSON will be eminently conservative, and will endeavor never to transcend the bounds of propriety which limit expression of opinion at college as well as elsewhere. We shall keep within the limits which custom has assigned to college papers. But when we have once espoused a cause, our duty in devoting all of our energies to its furtherance will...
...those great men whose portraits and descriptions we have. Wendell Phillips warned his descendants not to be beguiled by Boston statues. If John Winthrop could come back and see the mass of metal representing himself on Scollay Square, what would he think? Remember however, that the ideal can never transcend the real. As far as man's high gifts can supply the want of a true model, the sculptor has so far moulded the bronze figure of John Harvard. It shows us a young scholar in the academic garb of his time, gently touched by the sickness which was undermining...
...meet this long-felt want we suggest that lunch counters be set up in the transept and a free meal be given to every one who purchases a glass of milk and a bottle of Apollinaris water. The impression thus produced would be deep and lasting; one that would transcend all earthly considerations of space and time...