Word: neighbors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...entrance was made Tuesday evening into No. 31 Weld, on the ground floor in the north entry, occupied by Mr. Sherman Hoar, '82. A pane of glass was broken out, and through this aperture it was made possible to unlock the sash and raise the window and enter. A neighbor says he heard a slight crash of glass about 11.30 P. M., when, it is supposed, the intruder entered. But, curiously and fortunately enough, Mr. Hoar has as yet been unable to discover that any property was stolen, though some disarrangement of things was noticed...
...result of having few colleges. But those who talk in this way fail to take into consideration the vast difference in the state of social feeling of America and that of other countries. Here every man, no matter how poor, looks upon himself as having equal chances with his neighbor for social position or political honor. This is doubly impressed upon his mind by his life in public schools, and finally becomes a very part of himself. He is taught to believe that the only requisite to success is education, and that in this country there is no such thing...
...harsh sound broke in on my reveries; in fact there was no need of any, because I was all broke up already. The sonorous snore of my next-door neighbor came to me as soothingly as the sound of the waves on the beach. As I lay communing with my inner consciousness there was a knock at the door. Without waiting for any summons in walked a form which I had seen before. As he came nearer I saw it was an old acquaintance, familiarly known at college as Lampy. Somewhat surprised at the unexpected apparition, I hesitated a moment...
After his entrance examination in Greek, Percy, pursuing his grand idea, addressed his neighbor on the subject of Greek verbs; but to his astonishment the man did not enter into a general discussion of the subject with him, and then, overcome by Mr. Villiers' superior knowledge, conceive a violent admiration, and desire the pleasure of his acquaintance. No; this ill-mannered and peculiar young man merely stared and turned away. A little dashed, but not crushed, Percy persevered in his laudable efforts...