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...GIVE me the hand that will never deceive me!" sings a poet. Four aces are his want long felt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 11/25/1881 | See Source »

...means approve heralded over two continents as a "Harvard Shakespeare," but is also something more than annoying to feel that this would-be offspring does us little credit. Mr. Hudson has tried hard to establish himself as a Shakspere critic; and as Mr. Furnivall says, "if you want more books," you can buy Mr. Hudson's books. But we are not overpleased to buy even a "Harvard Shakespeare" from Mr. Hudson's hands. In fact, we would rather purchase "Harvard neckties," "Harvard ulsters," and "Harvard bicycles." Of all forms of quackery which Harvard has in times past been forced...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/11/1881 | See Source »

THOSE who want the Crimson delivered will oblige us by leaving their names at Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 10/28/1881 | See Source »

...will truly-ruly never want to vote, vote, vote...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE TUTOR AND THE MAIDEN. | 10/14/1881 | See Source »

...from being depressed by our want of success, we pressed zealously forward, and for fifteen minutes we centred the mighty energies of our intellects upon that bald-head...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A BALD-HEAD; OR, A WARNING TO FRESHMEN. | 6/3/1881 | See Source »