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Had thought to lengthen out the day;

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DREAMS. | 1/24/1873 | See Source »

I knew a dun once. He came, I think, from some coal-office in the distant Port. He was the most affable dun that ever made out a bill. He did not seem to care so much for his money as for the pleasure of my society. I have known...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DUNS. | 1/24/1873 | See Source »

Now let me tell you of the low trick played on a dun by my chum last year. My chum had been deluded enough to subscribe to one of those periodical editions of Don Quixote, under the pleasing belief that it would be a fine thing to acquire Cervantes in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DUNS. | 1/24/1873 | See Source »

It is affirmed by some that if a student told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, he would receive a greater penalty for his misconduct in question than if he were guilty of a falsehood and were even detected in it, simply because of his boldness...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEGATIVE TESTIMONY. | 1/24/1873 | See Source »

There are those in college whose opinion we respect, though it is likely to be unfavorable to us. They are interested in important social and literary questions, and would gladly discuss them in a college paper or magazine. It is possible they may be dissatisfied with us because we do...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAGENTA. | 1/24/1873 | See Source »