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...tall brunette of dashing grace; he, an insignificant swell. They were looking at the class albums which they had piled up at the other end of my table...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A GRIND. | 11/23/1877 | See Source »

...they have introduced into the public schools the teaching of etiquette. When a stranger enters the school-room, the scholars - no matter how much their attention has been previously engrossed in erecting pins on their neighbors, chairs and in surreptitiously eating molasses candy - all rise together, and, with much grace of manner, wish him "a good morning." When the gentleman leaves, the same performance is gone through with. If he meets a small boy in the street, the small boy gracefully touches his cap. The people who have been most intimately connected with this reform movement have naturally felt some...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: REFORM IN C-NC-RD. | 6/15/1877 | See Source »

...Murmured grace, and then followed where Danae...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A NEW DANAE. | 6/1/1877 | See Source »

...wish to find grace in our Danae's eyes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A NEW DANAE. | 6/1/1877 | See Source »

...Bowen, President of the Institute, presided, and rising towards the middle of the supper, after expressing pleasure at seeing the first ten so well represented, called on Mr. E. C. Perkins for his poem. In reply, Mr. Perkins read his poem with his customary grace. Mr. McLennan was then asked to deliver his oration, which drew forth great applause from every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE INSTITUTE SUPPER. | 6/1/1877 | See Source »

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