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Word: scold (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...opinions. Poor deluded Freshmen! Public opinion, far from being the offspring of the papers, is their master; and, like Sindbad's "Old Man of the Sea," is riding them to death. If they could shake it off, they might stand up straight and grow strong. As it is, they scold vigorously at the instructors and the "marking-system," but turn their backs when some wrong appears at which the majority wink...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WHO MAKES PUBLIC OPINION AT HARVARD? | 4/18/1879 | See Source »

...angel tongues can scold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TO A FLIRT. | 11/12/1875 | See Source »

...Alma Mater, if thou canst not provide us with women who can take proper care of our rooms, at least bestow upon us those that we can scold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOSPITALITY AT MONTREAL. | 10/29/1875 | See Source »

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