Word: hides
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Cause he'd forgotten his clothes, hide himself in an owl-headed thicket...
...hide the furtive cane...
...long hair. That was a mistake. You must know that this college is not your native town; it is a world by itself, and does not recognize the world around it. Here you must do as the rest do; here 'come-outers' are not tolerated; here a man must hide his heart, and make friends who will be useful to him. Policy is the keynote of a successful college career. Above all, never be enthusiastic; never work for any interest but a popular one, and be careful that you do not work too hard for that. College interests are like...
...sports held in the Music Hall, as a representative of this college, is worthy of all praise and imitation. Messrs. Cushing, '78, and Benham, '81, entered in the fencing contest, which Mr. Benham won. It is to be hoped sincerely that many will follow these good examples, and not hide their light under a bushel...
Have you never noticed how ingeniously a mother will hide the defects of her son? That Augustus is as stupid as an owl is apparent to everybody; but his mother is continually prating about her dear boy's love of study. Harry is a bon-vivant at Harvard; he is continually giving dinners; he has a little box at the Globe, and a big bill at Ober's; but you shall hear the fond mother say, "Poor Harry is applying himself too much; he has come home quite pale, and we are afraid of a brain-fever...