Word: eater
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Chapel" is a bit of verse fairly well translated from the German of Uhland. The article that follows, "The Land of the Lotus-Eater," is a description of a town in the West Indies. The subject is interesting and well-treated...
...happened that the members of the Facultas received very meagre salaries for their arduous and valuable services, while the Board consisted of men who were either very wealthy, or lived on fame-a kind of ambrosial fruit, which was said to possess peculiar properties, and insured the fortunate eater happiness and sustenance...
...used them least. Music followed; and then the "Jaw bone of an ass" was received by the man with the most "gall." from the quietest fellow." The "Spade" and "Pillow" were given to the greatest dig and to the laziest man respectively. A "Spoon" was presented to the greatest eater, a Comb to the man who best represented that class; and a Knife to the greatest "cutter" all by the men who were there direct opposites. Music and a spread ended the festivities. Dartmouth being a temperance college nothing but water and lemonade was sued for the toasts...
...open casement half expected to see the dancing wavelets of the Golden Horn, dotted with many a gay caique." I think he said caique; he may have said cacique. "But the course of true love never did run smooth, and so we parted." Her father was a Southern fire-eater, and the chief of a rifle-club; he caught Jack kissing his daughter's hand, and kicked him out of the house...