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...night on the subject of last night; but since this cold weather has set in, my thoughts hitch each time on the same point. I invariably dwell upon the temperature of my room, and find myself repeating again and again those expressions of discontent that are apt to proceed from a man who sees before him a blazing fire, but feels around him an intolerable chill. This troubled condition of mind forces me to unburden myself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A VOICE FROM WELD. | 1/26/1877 | See Source »

...coming week. If such a meeting is held, it is commonly supposed that the class will have to adopt one of the alternatives, - either to merely fill the vacancies which have been made by resignations, or to annul the action of the last meeting in toto, and proceed to a new election...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A THIRD COURSE. | 12/4/1876 | See Source »

...important, if true," this assertion will be to you. I proceed to demonstrate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MORALITY MADE EASY. | 5/19/1876 | See Source »

...armor of the knight and the tights of the mediaeval gallant, the trunks of the courtier of the great Elizabeth and the huge boots of the cavalier, the breeches of the last century, and even the incredible costume which succeeded the downfall of the French monarchy. I will proceed at once to the consideration of the advanced scope of American knemidology, in the year of grace...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: KNEMIDOLOGY. | 6/4/1875 | See Source »

...person whose attention has never been called to the lower limbs of his male fellow-mortals will be amazed at the marked varieties of appearance which they present. These varieties are capable of easy classification. In proof of this assertion, I shall proceed to notice in a brief manner the four principal classes which are at present to be observed at Harvard, viz.: 1. The Swell; 2. The Respectable; 3. The Intellectual; and 4. The Scrubby. Of minor distinctions and of combinations I will treat in my forthcoming book...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: KNEMIDOLOGY. | 6/4/1875 | See Source »

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