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They called him Nosey Peavy, for he had a Roman nose. One day a feller came along, and, "How d'e do ?" says he. And Grandsir answered, "Nicely, sir, I'm much obliged...
...ideal American," replied he, "is tall, loose-jointed, and hatchet-faced. His clothes do not fit him, or, rather, he does not fit his clothes. His linen is apt to be a trifle negligee, we 'll say. He talks through his nose. His mind may be, like his native prairies, grand in its dimensions; but it is certainly like those prairies in being thoroughly uncultivated. His manners are positively rude in their simplicity...
FROM A LADY'S DIARY, 1776. - Patches at the corner of the eye, passionnee; in the centre of the forehead, majestueuse; on the corner of the mouth, baiseuse; in the middle of the cheek, galante; on the dimple, enjouee; on the nose, effrontee; and on the lips, coquette...
...first Beacon Cup was rowed for in 1857, when the Harvard eight oars came in first, with the Union six oars one second behind. Few who were present will forget the desperate struggle at the finish to get the nose of the Harvard past the line in advance of the Union. There was no hope of winning the cup, which the allowance of time gave beyond a doubt to the Union. One or more of the men in the Harvard had gone into the race without proper preparation, and were incapable of doing much more than paddle long before...
...Dear nose...