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Word: overstepped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1873-1873
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...upheld. I hope it will not be inferred that I am defending any one for offering insults to another under the mere pretence that he is endeavoring to correct him. It would be presupposing a lack of common sense on the part of undergraduates to imagine that they would overstep the bounds of propriety in this line. Collegians generally have too high a regard for the feelings of others to commit themselves in that manner. Of course the thing can be carried to excess; so can everything else. It is as a means of toning down a too flashy style...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROUGHING. | 3/7/1873 | See Source »

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