Word: outgrowth
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...vigorous crusade has been set on foot lately, against that outgrowth of young Americanism, "slang," which has crept even into busy Lasell, and, strange to say, has seemed to find congenial soil, for it has flourished, as ill weeds proverbially do. On a general confession, it has been discovered, that every member of the school, with but one exception, is guilty of the use of slang, in a greater or less degree; and that exception - oh, my country women, is from over the border, an English citizen. It is amusing to find also, that while some confess their delinquencies with...
...Coverley." Those who had read Sir Roger recognize and appreciate Mr. Perry's efforts to bring out the "delicate touches" of the work. The effect on subsequent English writers, the success of the works from a financial standpoint, both were discussed with much spirit. The subsequent works, the outgrowth of the "Spectator" - namely, the "Rambler" and "Tattler" - were hastily sketched. Mr. Perry closed with a promise to discuss in his next lecture the three rules of Aristotle...