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Word: smokes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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JOHN BUNYAN'S Greek Translator is said to smoke "Vanity Fair" while at his work. - Brunonian...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 5/6/1881 | See Source »

...Carl. Sit up and have a smoke. Got any beer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A BIRD OF THE AIR. | 4/22/1881 | See Source »

Smirching with smoke the lapis lazuli...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SONNET. | 2/25/1881 | See Source »

...smell of sulphur, a thick smoke, and then a supernatural being appears...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SPECTRE DEGREE. | 12/10/1880 | See Source »

...distinguish between Caporal and Vanity Fair cigarettes by smelling the smoke; I call all the College officials by their first names; I am a good judge of a meerschaum pipe; have a large bill at Pike's; know all the actresses in Boston by sight, and am rumored to be personally acquainted with a leading star; I can distinguish between claret, burgundy, cider, and champagne; I can criticise a woman's dress, and can retail all the latest Boston scandal, and am considered to be one of the best card-players in the College. There, sir, read that list through...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A SENIOR'S CONFESSION. | 11/26/1880 | See Source »

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