Word: fund
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...believe I rose when I had fund...
...fell into a profound contemplation on the evils of family companies and the decay of good old Roman customs. The children in Rome, according to Tacitus, sat at a table apart from the triclinium where their elders reclined, and, we may justly suppose, did not add their valuable fund to the resources of polite conversation. The little Britannicus is said to have been sitting at one of those tables when he took the poison. His fate was, to be sure, a severe and an undeserved one; but it was hardly more cruel than the doom I desired would fall...
...Union Boat Club propose giving a series of theatrical entertainments in aid of the fund...
...Library fund for the purchase of books has increased from...
PRIVATE theatricals will be given in aid of the "Old South Fund," at Union Hall, Boston, on Thursday evening, January 24. The managers, Messrs. Caleb E. Gowen and Franklin D. Field, have prepared two plays, "La Poudre aux Yeux," and "Dreams of Delusion." The music will be furnished by the Pierian Sodality. Gentlemen are expected to appear in full dress. Tickets may be obtained of Messrs. J. A. Mead, 13 M., and Wm. J. Gaston...