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...more eminent they would be did they not muddle their brains with wine. And then the bad example! But notwithstanding such arguments, no one can deny that he who is moderate is not intemperate. How to have an assurance that men will be and will remain moderate, is the problem. Just as with some classes the desire for property enforces moderation in the use of whiskey, so with others ambition teaches the lesson of moderation in wine. But there are a large number of men, and they make up a considerable part of the students, whose ambition is not great...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TEMPERANCE AT HARVARD. | 1/16/1874 | See Source »

...answer. He evinced the most morbid curiosity for all my secrets, and as soon as he had discovered one, it was the common property of the class. From morning till evening it was one continual "Let me see your notebook," "Where's your translation?" How is this problem solved?" "Let me see your theme," and so on without limit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR GUESTS. | 2/21/1873 | See Source »

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