Word: oed
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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Pres., W. Richmond; Vice-Pres., L. S. Osborne; Sec., R. H. Kidner; Treas., G. O. G. Coale; Librarian, A. F. Washburn...
Upon the ground o'er which he wandered, while his lips slightly moved, as in prayer...
...peals from a neighboring belfry sounded forth o'er the air far and wide...
...O'er weir and wold afar...
...calling attention once more to the subject of gas in the entries, we hope not to appear to cavil or to display a childish fretfulness. But it is a matter that greatly incommodes the students. The fact that the gas is allowed to burn till eleven o'clock is a tacit acknowledgment that the convenience of those who pass through the halls ought to be provided for. There is no reason that the gas should be put out at eleven, rather than at nine or ten; for few go to bed so early, and most find it natural...