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Word: offing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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It may be urged that it is in agreement with the present spirit of college boating for Freshman crews to represent all departments of a university; that, therefore, it would be a courteous thing in Harvard and Amherst to waive their strictly legal advantage, and grant, as an equitable claim...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/20/1873 | See Source »

In the second place, as to the merit of such a claim on Yale's part. It must be noticed that, at this point, we leave the province of clear and unanswerable reasoning. On such a question opinions are determined, not so much by the spoken reasons (such as on...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/20/1873 | See Source »

One word before we close in regard to the tone of the Republican's criticism of the Magenta. We pass by as of little consequence the sneers concerning our "fine-sounding but meaningless" phrases; either the Republican would not find a meaning (which conduct was highly immoral in a paper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/20/1873 | See Source »

LAST Monday a thief went through the clothes, left in the boat-house, of those bathing and rowing, and carried off three fine watches, the united value of which is over $600. As heretofore, in similar cases, no effort to detect the thief has succeeded, we hardly dare hope for...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/20/1873 | See Source »

THOSE Seniors who mean to take the Magenta next year will do us a favor by giving their names either to Richardson or to one of the editors immediately.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 6/20/1873 | See Source »

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