Word: thought
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...told the Advocate man, who came here the other day, that I thought I would wait and see which I liked the best before making up my mind...
...doubtless taken me for a cruel Sophomore, and probably thought the Crimson was some instrument of torture. I left his imagination to take care of him, and tried another door...
...Confound the Advocate!" thought I; but I restrained my feelings and proceeded to set forth the merits of the sheet I represented in the best possible light. The minds of my listeners did not seem satisfied with the prospect of frequent supplements, reports of athletic meetings, etc. They were evidently looking for some real intellectual treat...
...tell a lie - where there is a probability of being found out. Strange to say, George did not pass all his time in love-making. In the books love-making seems to be the chief occupation of a student. It was strange, but still it was true, that George thought girls almost as bad bores as examinations...
...finally, George got his degree and graduated. Some people thought that he would have lost it if his father had not been a benefactor of the college. A few even went so far as to whisper that a degree should not be for sale at any price. However, there are always grumblers, and one cannot expect to please everybody...