Word: jovialness
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...railway station at that hour of the night, and great was the surprise amongst the Harvard men when their 'Rahs*' were responded to by that single-joined imitation of our cheer which the Brown men have affected of late. The two crowds coalesced, and united in a few jovial songs, and, when the time came for starting, cheers were exchanged once more, and our men left with the good wishes of their Brown friends for success...
That queer communication which appeared Friday gave me a complex of feelings, however. In addition to its amazing construction, and its refreshingly original grammar and punctuation, this jovial missive presented a viewpoint on University affairs which is, to say the least surprising. It barks back to a type of thinking prevalent in those dark times long before the University was founded. Men in those days beat their wives conscientiously, since that was the easiest way to work off unpleasant emotions. Nowadays we have the newspapers, and "Communications...
...interesting to see together three of the gayest spinners of romantic yarns. Lloyd Osborne, the son-in-law and collaborator of Robert Louis Stevenson, florid, tall, grey; George Barr McCutcheon, always jovial and kindly; Farnol, shorter than either of them, quite unimpressive until he bubbles over with some sudden enthusiasm for an anecdote...
...jovial people the following musical concoctions will particularly appeal: Poppy, Music Box Revue, Greenwich Village Follies, Wildflower, Scandals...
...jovial, rotund native of Phalanx, N. J., with enthusiasms for Dickens, doughboys, Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske...