Word: badly
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...character of an article in the last Advocate called "The Literary Set," and signed "Rac." As editors of a college paper, and some of those against whom the attack is aimed, we resent the slurs which the writer has seen fit to use. Were not the article in such bad taste, its weakness would prevent it from attracting any notice, but as it is it should not be allowed to pass by in silence. We are surprised that the editors of the Advocate should have published a production which has given just offence to so many...
Ferdy began to feel better when they started, his long legs taking him along with the head men across the Common. "Ah," thought Ferdy, "now they'll see 'the telegraph poles' ain't so bad," and Ferdy "hitted 'er up" across the fences, and was soon at the head of the line, and the "whipper in" crying to him not to go so blankety fast or he'll tire out the crowd. As they run up the street Ferdy begins to have, oh, such a pain in his side, and you can hear his heart go thumpety-thump against...
...impertinent, young man," said she. "You must be more respectful, or I will give a bad account of you on the Last...
...most ambitious poetical effort we have met with this week, is an ode to the "Concord River," in the Tuftonian. The general effect is good, though marred somewhat by bad epithets and one or two unnecessary inversions. We would like to know what color a "blushing violet" is, and it seems as if the wrong deity had the adjective in the line...
...final heat of the mile-race was between Messrs. Swan and Sturgis, '81. The former won by beautiful riding, in 3 m. 22 1/8 sec., - remarkable time, when the bad weather and sharp turns are taken into account...