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Word: soft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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Senior (who elected History for a "soft thing"). The followers of - of - Victor Hugo, I believe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brevities. | 6/19/1874 | See Source »

Arches welling, soft and sweet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VESPERS. | 3/13/1874 | See Source »

...cannot always decide what they want, as is shown by the frequent change of electives. How much greater, then, would be the dissatisfaction, if in their first year they could choose their own studies. It is by no means a vain fear that the subjects which prove to be "soft" would be too readily elected in order to escape more difficult, though perhaps far more important studies. And this may happen, not through any desire to lessen work, but by an imperfect knowledge of the subjects and their importance. There seems no objection to giving, at least, a choice...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN ELECTIVES. | 3/13/1874 | See Source »

Sometimes the soft note of a bird

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THREE GRAY SISTERS. | 3/13/1874 | See Source »

...soft eyes of beauty's queen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE THREE GRAY SISTERS. | 3/13/1874 | See Source »

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