Word: dente
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...Campanari, the well known violinist of Boston, performed finely several pieces of violin music by early masters, coming down as late as Paganini, among which were selections from Corelli, the celebrated "Dent's Tull" by Fortune, and a Burcarolle by Paganini. The next lecture will be on April 16, and will take up the two great composers, Handel and Bach...
This story did not originate at Harvard: One day not long ago a lawyer was arguing a case before the Supreme Court, and made use of the word "precedent," pronouncing it, however, with the accent on the second syllable, thus, "pre-ce-dent." Pretty soon he used the word again, and this time he gave the accent as it is usually given, on the first syllable. Justice Woods, who sits next to Justice Gray, noticing this variation in the lawyer's pronounciation, whispered to Justice Gray, "He pronounced it right the first time." Whereupon Justice Gray said, "What college were...
During the fire on Saturday, one of the Harvard men who were especially active in rescuing stoves, potatoes and children, was seen to enter the side room of a house, put a dent in his hat, place his scarf awry, and then emerge with a halo of courage and self-abnegation playing about his features...
Instructor (facetiously). Well, I should say it was the nearest thing to Grant, that is, Dent...