Word: neighborism
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...they can be, to "grin and bear it." "If, however, their principle of selection is declared right, and Amherst and Harvard still refuse to row, as no other college has entered a crew, the Yale Freshman will stand a pretty good chance of coming in ahead." Yes, neighbor Courant, and the boating world would never hear the last of the glorious victory achieved, against the most frightful odds, by the stout Yale Freshman at Springfield...
...under the insane idea that he can play the piano, were he my bosom friend? No; I could, in that case, call upon this fellow and gently remonstrate with him, and he, of course, would immediately desist. But now, even if I had the courage to expostulate with my neighbors, which I confess I have not, I should probably meet with discourtesy and contempt. Now I am not particularly troubled because the man next door keeps a very large dog. If he enjoys it, and the raw meat is not too expensive, I am not concerned. But when that...