Word: de
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Yale, '79, and Wesleyan, '78, the respective winners in the New Haven and Middletown regattas of October 13, 1877, came very near being rowed a few days thereafter; and, in general, it seems far easier to hold together an existing class six, already flushed with victory, than to organize de now a college eight or even four. Particular classes in different colleges may sometimes happen to be approximately equal in size, even when there is great disparity in that respect between the colleges themselves. Furthermore, an oarsman may fairly be presumed to have less hesitancy in trying his luck when...
...year examination in English 5 will be on subjects taken from the following works: The Idyls of the King (to be read chronologically), Sir Roger de Coverley papers, and speeches of Webster and Haines...
...most of all I liked the real college songs. "Seeing Nellie Home" was so sweet, and the gentleman who sang it had such a delightful tenor voice. O, I do love a tenor voice! At "Jingle Bells." my feet would beat time in spite of me, and "Sally am de Gal for me" with its banjo accompaniment was too funny for anything. But I did n't intend to criticise the performance, for of course you have heard their pieces. I just wanted you to know how much the entertainment was enjoyed here, and if my impetuous nature has made...
...Curtis as "Sir Pierre de Bourbon" was enthusiastically received; his guitar song in the last act was rewarded with a double encore. Although suffering from a severe cold, and necessarily being somewhat out of voice, his skilful acting and graceful carriage won him the merited plaudits of the fair...
...DE MUSSET.Cum proterva Spes, petulans puella...