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...past ten centuries, yet it is always pleasant to see new political light shed upon the darkness of the subject. There is a touch of originality here and there, the principal simile is felicitious and the diction is the whole, good - although we doubt whether birds sing "songs of jest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Advocate. | 11/2/1891 | See Source »

...faults were pointed out in a simple, straightforward way, we would accept the criticism gladly and would try to avoid such mistakes in future work, instead of feeling that he is the butt of the critic's jest. ENGLISH...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communications. | 11/5/1887 | See Source »

...have spoken aught in jest, still let it be remembered that the light words from the cap and bells sometimes cover serious truths...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 2/28/1887 | See Source »

That takes the themes we jest with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Old Thayer Commons' Hall. | 6/10/1885 | See Source »

...ganerous now. Onct, sor, I found a table drawer open just wide enough fer the loike o' me ter see in, and in there, sor, was a five dollar bill, sor. I knowed that it wus put there fer me ter see, sor, and so I tuk it, sor, jest as any xise woman'd have did. It kept me and me five chillers a hull week, sor. The nixt day afther that, sor, I got promotion. That's all, sor, and it's very welcome that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Goodies. | 1/23/1885 | See Source »

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