Word: lining
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...page 52 of the Catalogue, line 10, strike out the words "and Latin at sight," and insert them at the end of line 7 (strike out the last two words in line 11 and all line...
About ten weeks ago there appeared three lines in the Advertiser, to the effect that fifty supers were wanted at the "Boston"; and the next day three bold youths applied to the proper authority, and were promised a role in the Saturday matinee. In "Faust" they had a grand chance to display their military training. On Monday "Il Trovatore" found five already in the secret. But the triumph was reserved for Friday night, when "Aida" brought them out twenty strong. With what pride did the standard-bearers look upon the rowing men, who were selected to bring in the victorious...
...next act was the blowing up of the State House, after which the dastardly Sophomores, forming in line, marched out towards Cambridge, "tearing down fences, demolishing signs, and defacing dwelling-houses"* and slaughtering such a number of persons between Bowdoin Square and Charles River that a great tidal-wave of blood arose and swept away six thousand dwelling-houses from the West End of Boston, drowning, it is estimated, at least ten thousand souls...
...lapsus linguae, he gave the last line...
...authorized by the Dean to make the following correction in the Catalogue for 1873-74: on page 86, line 7, after "Modern Languages," insert "History...