 | William Draper Lewis - Judges - 1907 - 636 pages
...intellectual vision. For him it was easy to learn or to produce. It was not to be expected that such a man could find occupation in any enforced routine. He was no candidate for the honours of College, though he received a distinguished appointment, in fulfilling which he delivered... | |
 | George Armstrong Wauchope - American literature - 1910 - 444 pages
...of the school, remains. How shall I describe thee, William Harper? Carelss, simple and negligent, he lived apart in the world of his own genius — his...enforced routine. He was no candidate for the honors in College, though he received a distinguished appointment, in fulfilling which he delivered a poem,... | |
 | James Louis Petigru, James Petigru Carson - Lawyers - 1920 - 552 pages
...the school, remains. How shall I describe thee, William Harper? Careless, simple and negligent, he lived apart in the world of his own genius — his...enforced routine. He was no candidate for the honors in College, though he received a distinguished appointment, in fulfilling which he delivered a poem,... | |
 | James Louis Petigru, James Petigru Carson - Lawyers - 1920 - 552 pages
...William Harper? Careless, simple and negligent, he lived apart in the world of his own genius—his imagination brought all things human and divine within...enforced routine. He was no candidate for the honors in College, though he received a distinguished appointment, in fulfilling which he delivered a poem,... | |
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Zeal was more gracefully blended with the tenderness of a gentle heart. But the youth instinct with great ideas, the Scholar, the Bard, the Genius of the school, remains. How shall I describe thee, William Harper? Careless, simple and negligent, he lived... 