Word: topping
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...mountain-top and town...
...could see down the Canal, the successive lines of light, rising from the water's edge to the top of the palaces, pointed out their cornices and windows. In the city a single light from the top of the Campanile seemed like a rising star, while above it all the dim light reflected from the water against the sky seemed like a halo...
...news from the Freshmen at New Haven, coming on top of the victory here, was too much for our elated fellow-students. About two hundred of them found relief in a "sing" in front of Hollis, winding up with "Fair Harvard," "Auld Lang Syne," and a mammoth ring around the yard...
...impersonation of the jovial tar Seadrift was unique; being somewhat spare as to his figure and youthful as to his face, the historical correctness of his assumption was not in any way mended by his donning a suit of blue clothing with red or pink stripes, red leggings, and top boots; however, his nose was very red, and that goes a great way with an audience. During the evening, the Majiltons performed their one act, with which we are pretty familiar by this time. It was, of course, encored...
Amherst has been unfortunate in having its boat-house crushed in by the weight of the snow that had accumulated on top of it. The practice boats were kept there, and all were more or less injured, the majority, indeed, rendered entirely useless...