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...pronounced, an assertion of our mightiness and our contempt for what amuses the ??? of the college world. We refused in the beginning to have anything to do with it, and we have since gazed down from our eminence with placid enjoyment upon the eager struggle for the wreaths which crown the finest orator, the best writer, and the champions in Greek and mathematics. We have never said, in so many words, that we were too big for such amusements; but that is what our actions have said for us. I have no means of knowing whether the other colleges feel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR RELATIONS TO OTHER COLLEGES. | 1/14/1876 | See Source »

...very locks seem wreathing to a crown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "THE YOUNG AUGUSTUS." | 10/29/1875 | See Source »

...Tear the crown from the royal chamber...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RETURN FROM ELBA. | 4/9/1875 | See Source »

...have a splendid chair. Shall I say a crown for it? - McMahon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wants. | 2/26/1875 | See Source »

...crown your haughty head...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Coquette's Valentine. | 2/12/1875 | See Source »

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