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Word: comely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...managers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens feel that the time has come when they can confidently appeal to all friends of sound learning in the United States for the means of placing that institution on a solid and permanent foundation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The American School of Athens. | 3/11/1887 | See Source »

...gets past them he is met by the main body of boys who rush at him with a howl and inform him of the sole reliableness of the paper which happens to comprise the greater part of their stock. The boys seem to think that students come to the hall to amuse them and that it was built for their especial play-ground...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/10/1887 | See Source »

HASTY PUDDING CLUB. - Principals and chorus will come to the old rooms at 3.30 p.m., sharp, in order to be measured for costumes. Everyone must be present...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Notices. | 3/10/1887 | See Source »

...have been again requested by the gentlemen who are collecting subscriptions for cups to be presented to last year's freshman nine, to say that ninety out of the one hundred and twenty odd dollars subscribed up to date have been collected, and to urge upon the sophomores to come forward and pay up the remainder as soon as possible. If the whole amount subscribed is paid, it will enable the management to procure very handsome cups which will serve as substantial memorials of the gallant acts of Eighty-nine. We trust that this last appeal may have its effect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 3/9/1887 | See Source »

Yesterday's Globe has an interesting article containing reminiscences of old Yale and Harvard oarsmen. Bob Cook, Wilbur Bacon and William Blaikie all come in for a fair share of the discussion. In speaking of Cook the writer relates a conversation wherein he said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Old Oarsmen. | 3/8/1887 | See Source »

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