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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...which the wine might boast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Exchanges. | 6/13/1873 | See Source »

...varied charms to proudly boast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A VALENTINE. | 2/21/1873 | See Source »

...indeed furnished favorite characters; it was not many years ago that in a college epic of celebrity the part of heroine was assigned to a Goody, and although in the degenerate year 1873 we would not select a Goody to play the role of youth and beauty, we do boast of one possessing a knowledge of ancient college lore and a fluency in communicating it that can be explained only by the fact that she is a garrulous Goody, and the daughter of a garrulous Goody. She has been dubbed the "historical," and is thought to be contemporary with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A COLLEGE CHARACTER. | 1/28/1873 | See Source »

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