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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...have carved; in a similar spirit I carve - but spring chicken instead...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PICNIC. | 9/25/1873 | See Source »

...entering a university he is termed a "fox," which is equivalent to our "Freshman." Why he should be thus called is not easy to say, as he is not at this time supposed to be possessed of any of Reynard's characteristics, unless it may be his love for chicken. In the latter part of the last century the word "fishing" was exactly equivalent to "toadying...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE NOMENCLATURE. | 6/20/1873 | See Source »

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