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Word: mien (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...spare hour between two classes. He sits down at his desk and sharpens a pencil, breaks it and tries again. Then he picks up a newspaper--often last week's--and reads a headline here, an advertisement there, and deciphers the cartoons with wrapt attention and solemn mien. Next, he opens a magazine lying at hand and reads half a story. Wearying of that, he curses in a bored sort of way and turns back to the pencil which he has again broken while tracing designs on his blotter. Then he consults his watch and decides he can do nothing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DALLYING. | 3/26/1915 | See Source »

Elle a pris une forme des plus inattendues, elle est devenue une veritable grand fete, tres pittoresque, ma foi, dans laquelle vos costumes rappelant certaines grandes epoques de l'hostoire contrastent avec ceux de vos professeurs et le mien qui rappellent plusieurs siecles de traditions que je suis sur vous chercherez a perpetuer. C'est meme a cela qu'en terminant je vous inviteral tout particulierement-n'oubliez jamais que vous appartenez a Harvard-sachez lui conserver le bon renom que vos amis lui ont acquis-prouvez enfin parvos travaux, et meme dans vos jeux, que vous la voulez toujours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof. Duquesne's Response at Masque | 5/15/1911 | See Source »

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