Word: secret
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...made afford to the student of today an admirable idea of the spirit of college humor of a few years ago, and are in effect a resume of the inner history of student life at Harvard for many years. That is the excellence of Lampy's work and the secret of his popularity. He lives among us all and knows and mercilessly satirizes all our local interests and our petty foibles. He is a continual force for sincerity and frankness, and, unlike other reformers and prophets, is not without honor therefor in his own country. The present collection cannot...
...then as Butterfield was twenty-five years old and was not a cynic, of course we all know he had never been in love. In fact, he frankly admitted that he knew nothing of women. He knew none of the secrets of flowers, fans, gloves, smiles and the like which I believe come under the head of "Feminine Fancies." I say I believe, because I myself am rather an unromantic chap, and only know about these things from what I have heard on occasions like the one described above, when a last glass had caused the friend on my right...
...Yale University Boat Club last evening decided, after listening to a statement from Mr. Bigelow, president of the club, who, with Capt. Hall, went to New London to meet Capt. Hammond and ex-Captain Bancroft concerning what took place at the secret meetings held to arrange the date for the forthcoming race, to sanction the acts of Capt. Hall and Bigelow should they see fit to sign an agreement giving Harvard her day this year, on consideration that Yale shall name the day for the next two years. This about settles it that the race will take place...
...evidently untrue, or Boston must have jumped from the cradle into long trousers without stopping for bibs, pinafores and knee-breeches. The latter is the case, and Mrs. De Sorosis was Boston's wet-nurse. She it was who gleaned from St. Beuve's "Portraits de Femmes celibres" the secret of being fascinating without beauty, and determined to make herself a martyr in the cause of antiquated gas-bags and dyspeptic hierophants. And many is the versified heart-throb she is obliged to listen to in her capacity of mother to all the intellectual neophytes whose only excitement...
...attempt was made last night to burn the military academy at Worcester. Three students, members of a secret society in the school, have been arrested...