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...Harvard Index for 1882, a handsomely printed book of convenient size, lies before us. Notwithstanding the fact that in the preface the compiler modestly urges his own inexperience as an excuse for possible shortcomings, we must aver that the compilation is fully up to the standard of previous years. The information given appears to be correct, so far as a hasty examination permits us to judge. That a few typographical errors should exist is inevitable, humanly speaking. But the editing, on the whole, is careful and judicious, and we trust that we may have the pleasure of welcoming next year...
...juvenis ornatissimus," &c., had entered the University and was enrolled among its students. No. 3 asked me the same questions and a choice lot of new ones beside, covering the whole range of my family history, the answers to all of which he carefully wrote down in a large book. After him there was n't much left for the next man to say; he managed, however, to find one new question, and that was, what did I mean to study. This last was rather a poser. I had hitherto confined my attention entirely to getting in, and had given...
...What, the Aberrate!" exclaimed the Ibex, catching a glance of the cover. "Oh! book of weird fatality! pray read it not! It's robbed our home of two sweet brothers. Had not it been, they had; but as it is, they...
...this was heavy odds, and finding it was now half-past three, Henry did not attempt to enter the cave, but was about to pass on when he was grabbed violently by the arm. "???" cried a voice; and he saw a person little older than himself with a note-book and pencil. "Two dollars a year; your name, please...
...Haricaris interposed. "Name, parents' names, grandmother's first cousin's name and day of birth," cried she, handing the child a large book, too heavy for his little hands to hold, however; and it dropped to the floor with a loud bang...