Word: schwaermerei
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...weaknesses were trivial, and nicely balanced by (in 327's favorite phrase) a "general excellence." If reading periods annoyed us, we cancelled them afterwards by sitting on the river bank. The Master was decent, the tutors friendly, and the Senior Tutor, to cap the year's outbreaks of Schwaermerei, showed himself a character in his usual performance as the lewd old man in the Christmas Play. The Harvard-Radcliffe Young Mugwumps reposed contentedly after a seasonful of treats provided by distinguished speakers. The freshmen, once confused, have settled into routine...
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