Word: baskets
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college, at least, the mumbling, high-pitched tones of a voice crying, "Do you want any oranges, sorr?" have been long familiar. John is a philosopher in his way; as he himself says, he "has a good remembry," and while plodding his steady rounds with cart and basket, he has been wont to cogitate deeply the affairs of his own observation about college, and many a shrewd and simple grain of wisdom he has been able to distill in the process. John holds decided opinions on all the great questions of the day, and always exercises his privilege...
...Petersburg prefect of police received a basket of eggs for a present; on examination the eggs were found to contain dynamite...
...days ago while kicking around under the sanctum desk for the subject of an editorial, the waste-basket was accidentally overturned. The exchange editor reached over among the litter and drew out some MSS. which, after some consideration and pleading on his part, we have decided to present to the public. Communications were very prevalent of course. The first one we happened to pick out read as follows...
...such delicacies as orange soufflee, plum pudding with fairy butter, and frozen peaches. Certainly, after a few such courses, a girl ought to be thoroughly armed and equipped for the three-fold problem of feminine life, wherein the factors are John, Biddy and the contents of the market basket...
...would inform our contributors that at present we have considerable room in our waste basket for the insertion of poems about "Beautiful Snow," "Down from Angels' Wings...