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Word: demure (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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...steep rent, considering the building never cost the College a cent, and the rents are all clear gain. Now, if I paid a private person $8 per week for a room in his house, I rather think that person would consent to keep the entry brilliantly illuminated without any demur. When the College lets me a room for a certain time for a fixed price, it stands in the same relation to me as a private individual, and should not be so unjust as to refuse fair demands which a private individual would gladly grant. Right and Justice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A COMMUNICATION. | 10/24/1873 | See Source »

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