Word: rests
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...autograph in your album of her "Fragments," and she may possibly introduce you to her neice, who is charming (that is, she has never written anything and is willing to love), and I fancy you would be willing to have her do so here, and you can rest assured you will never see her anywhere else. In short, all you have to do is to put any mark of individuality in the background, allow them to swallow you up in their own enthusiastic conceits, egg them on to do the same, and you will gain friendships in proportion only...
...told that the seat of learning in the United States having the largest income is the University of Michigan, which has $300,000 a year at its disposal. Harvard comes next, while Yale and Columbia are close together. In property bequeathed by private individuals Harvard leads all the rest, of course, its entire endowment practically coming from that source. - [Cheboygan Democrat...
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...wear a fortune in diamonds and other noticeable ornaments within the space of a few inches on their breast, and leave the nether parts to take care of themselves. It should not be forgotten that in nine postures out of ten assumed by the body at rest or in motion, the extremities are the most noticeable, and should be cared for accordingly. How many more flaring neckties we see than well-kept hands and nails? I refer more particularly to scarf-pins than neatly-fitting boots. You can guage a man's household accommodations by his dress and appearance...
...Harvard University Boat Club, and by the Harvard crew, that the next two Harvard-Yale races after 1882 shall be rowed on either the Thursday or Friday after Commencement, and that the final decision as to which of these days shall be chosen for each of these races shall rest entirely with Yale...