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Word: romanist (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...story goes that Nicholas has wrung many a dear heart in Boston by his cold indifference to its smiles. I acknowledge a sympathy with the fair captives, and confess to a certain weakness for the little Italian myself. The orangeman (who, by the way, is a stanch Romanist) affords me no little delight; there is a pleasure in communion of thought with the gentlemanly poco; but the picturesqueness of the uncombed locks of the Italian boy, and the fine frenzy of his black eyes, have charms that especially captivate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NICHOLAS. | 3/22/1878 | See Source »

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