Word: italian
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...afternoon. Music 4, 5, Wednesday, June 5, instead of June 14; the examinations on Friday, June 7, and those on Thursday, June 6, have been transposed; Phil. 3 is fixed for June 8 instead of May 30; examinations fixed for June 14 and 8 have been transposed; Italian 2 begins at 2 P.M. June 11; and Junior Metaphysics...
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...story goes that Nicholas has wrung many a dear heart in Boston by his cold indifference to its smiles. I acknowledge a sympathy with the fair captives, and confess to a certain weakness for the little Italian myself. The orangeman (who, by the way, is a stanch Romanist) affords me no little delight; there is a pleasure in communion of thought with the gentlemanly poco; but the picturesqueness of the uncombed locks of the Italian boy, and the fine frenzy of his black eyes, have charms that especially captivate...
...other states as a common name; afterwards, a name of derision, as applying to a part of their dress that then distinguished the Venetians, namely, breeches and stockings that were all of a piece." - SMART. "His [Pantaloon's] name is said by antiquaries to be derived from the Italian words 'Pianta leone,' as it were the 'Lion planter,' in allusion to the boastful language of the Venetians." - BRANDE...