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Word: istead (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1949-1949
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...melancholy object to those who walk through the Yard or along the riverbank when they see hundreds of freshman, seraway and suffering from malnutrition, importuning every passerby for a sausage. These students, istead of being able to spend 16 to 18 hours a day on their work, are forced to employ all of their time in roaming Cambridge to beg for a pittance of flesh. Countries ago, in 1729, a similar food shortage gripped Ireland, and Joha than Swift offered a plausible and efficient solution. Unfortunately, civilization was not sufficiently advanced to recognize the wisdom of his plan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brass Tacks | 4/1/1949 | See Source »

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