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Word: hill (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1880
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...villa perched upon a hill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE QUESTION. | 12/21/1880 | See Source »

...Kent is a worthy successor to Winsor. The playing of Henny for Columbia was really very good, as also was that of Burton. The result of the game is gratifying; but the Team that won it must remember that they have not yet had the experience of an up-hill game, and that it is one thing to play well when there is a goal in their favor, but another thing to do so when the goal is against them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GAME WITH COLUMBIA. | 11/12/1880 | See Source »

...thought so. After this solution the instructor was all broke up, and said he wanted a solution with a little glacier in his; but Chelsea being a temperance town it was not to be considered. Finally we decided that each man should choose a hill, go up, take a nap, and afterwards we would meet near Malden, tell our dreams and lunch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A DIZZY DAY. | 10/29/1880 | See Source »

...tell you that this beautiful timepiece was ordered by Lord Gladstone for Queen Victoria, when they were first engaged. My Lord, wishing the watch to be of unexceptionable excellence, had the case made in dear old Ireland [cheers from Irishmen], while the inside works were made on the sunny hills of Germany [cheers from Germans]. The Queen, after refusing many offers for the watch, finally exchanged it with the King of China for Hong Kong. The King of China, having a great respect for our beloved George Washington, made him a present of the watch on the latter's twenty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A SUMMER INCIDENT. | 10/15/1880 | See Source »

Four colleges were represented, as follows: Columbia, Stearns, Eldridge; Princeton, Loney (Capt.), Peace; Yale, Watson (Capt.), Hill; Harvard, Manning (Capt.), Thacher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES IN FOOTBALL RULES. | 10/15/1880 | See Source »

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