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...only when I encountered the result of an error in proof," Lewis Carroll is quoted as saying, "that I realized to the full the possibilities of the language." A similar "error in proof" has brought fourth the world, churkle. Type graphically, its presence is explained easily enough, the linotyper had slipped, the second letter of the third row had been struck instead of the third key on the top. But the possibilities are endless...
...persistent toil by awarding to any farmer-proprietor who can prove that his forbears have cultivated the same plot of land for over a hundred years the order of "la Merite Agricole". Somewhat to the consternation of the Ministry the number of applicants who have come forward with proofs is relatively overwhelming. Some families claim that they have won the award several times over. One peasant has presented proof that his ancestors have remained possessors and in constant occupation of the same piece of land since 1023; which would give him a lineage going back to the time...
...appeals to a something in all of us that cries out for the happiness and welfare of any attractive woman, regardless of how she pays for her stockings. It treats sentimentally and often falsely her problems, sacrifices, and adventures. And yet it is a play that is almost actor-proof to this day because Dumas set out in 1852 to tell a touching story as touchingly as possible, and succeeded...
Precedent favors Harvard. For many years Princeton has been at its best against Harvard; Yale at its best against Princeton; and Harvard at its best against Yale. And only one Yale victory over Harvard in thirteen years bears proof that the precedent has a solid foundation. And precedent in the case: John Harvard vs. Eli Yale is to be maintained...
...acquaintance with the study of history is well aware, and some of the worst offenders in this respect have been in the past the historians of the school that Professor Hart's assailants seem to prefer. Their passionate concern for the greatness and character of Samuel Adams is gratifying proof that they love that America which undoubtedly he very much helped to create. But Messrs. O'Connor, McSweeny, Prout, Walsh and Watson as students of history should bear in mind that Samuel Adams was very English indeed, as were most of the men who aided him in his splendid work...