Word: familiar
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Familiar Sketches of Exeter" is the title of a book which is being compiled by F. H. Cunningham...
...game is comparatively unknown to Americans, but those who desire an afternoon's quiet enjoyment, will find it well worth the trouble to witness a match. The Caughnaroago Indians have lately commenced a tour through the United States, which will probably make the game much more familiar than it now is. A swift-runner of medium build will, with a little practice, make a good player, and to those who have no taste for other athletics, the game can be highly recommended. Many exciting contests are expected this season between the various college teams. Harvard...
...does exist at Harvard, as well as at other large colleges, however much we may attempt to deny the fact, and of the life of this class of students Guerndale gives a very fair and piquant account. The various scenes in Randolph and Guerndale's rooms are familiar to us all. Little Billy Bixby, with his propensities for poker and mixed drinks, is well known to us, and Hackett is an old although unpleasant acquaintance. The account of the Bacchanalian revel in Randolph's room is strongly suggestive of a class supper...
...book is witty, full of bright sayings and well adapted to quotation. The account of the sermon in the church at Dale is very amusing and familiar to every one who has ever heard an Orthodox minister of the old school...
...have any of them been of exceptional ability, but nevertheless they would seem to mark a renewed tendency among college men towards the profession of literature. "Forever and a Day," the recently published "Guerndale," "Sly Ballades in Harvard China," and the various sketches reprinted from the Lampoon, will be familiar examples of this class of literature to Harvard ears. Joined with this tendency has been, we think, an increasing tendency of college graduates to enter the profession of journalism. Much of this movement is undoubtedly due to causes not easily traced; much also, we think, is due, to the growing...