Word: blues
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Freshmen are requested to hand in blue books for their examination as soon as possible...
Freshmen are requested to hand in blue books for the examination on the classical lectures as soon as possible. They may be left in Sever...
...neighboring monarch. When the Prince is of age, King Hildebrand sends to Gama and claims his daughter's hand for his son. King Gama replies that he would be only too happy to bring about this marriage, but unfortunately the Princess has fallen under the influence of two female blue stockings, the Ladies' Psyche and Blanche, who have persuaded her to found a new college for female philosophy, and in consequence the Princess scorns all ideas of matrimony and has retired to the impregnable castle of Adamant...
...papers teem with. We cannot meet for debate, nor even for social purposes, for that is contrary to the military principles of the Czar. But a short time ago a few of us younger students organized a literary club. At not later than the second meeting the dreaded blue uniform of a "dvornik," police-spy, appeared at the door. It is needless to say the club was disbanded and one or two of our members expelled from the University. Think of that, free students of the West! Do you wonder that the Government is unpopular at the Russian Universities...
Above the startled air is blue...