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Word: bawn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bawn in Kaintuckeee...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN TREATS OF TRIALS IMPOSED BY HARVARD SQUARE TAILORS ON NEWCOMERS | 11/14/1925 | See Source »

...However, now that I have gradually lulled my mind into a some what reminiscent mood, I do recall incidents which have come close to kindling the spark of revolt in my breast, because, you know, I was 'bawn in Kaintuckee and cawn-fed in Alabamy', and the Mason-Dixon line having always possessed for me the proportions of a veritable wall of China, I was prepared to be intensely critical, vibrantly sensitive, and susceptible to every influence brought to bear on me at Harvard. How faithfully I have fulfilled this vow remains to be seen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN TREATS OF TRIALS IMPOSED BY HARVARD SQUARE TAILORS ON NEWCOMERS | 11/14/1925 | See Source »

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