Word: got
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...got possession...
...several volumes of Bohn's works under his arm. This one was a Bummer, and spoke as follows: "Old man, I admire your pluck. If you'll only pitch into the Faculty heavy, we'll all buy your paper. You see, the Advocate and Crimson haven't got backbone enough. You just publish these complaints about janitors and short vacations, and these suggestions about a lower grade of degrees and abolishing prayers, and I tell you what, the fellows will back...
Doun colder have they got the Harvaurd swinge...
...King's being able to represent Harvard College as the editor of a paper is scouted by all intelligent students. He merely uses his nominal connection with the College as a stalking-horse to conceal the true character of this new enterprise, which is simply a financial speculation got up by Mr. Moses King for his own sole benefit. The array of articles from members of the Faculty which he has obtained for his first number shows that he has been very successful, for the present at least, in using them as a cat's paw to pull his chestnuts...
...journey was pleasant, we got here last night...