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Word: spearmen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1884-1884
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...Cleveland and Hendricks Battalion turned our about thirty-five men, most of the club being absent. Their club was headed by a barouche driven by liveried groom and containing the lord chancellor and several other "legal lights" as a transparency announced. This festive turnout was guarded by several undergraduate spearmen and was followed by the band, lighted by more students, after which the club marched in column of fours. Behind the law men was a mugwump four-in-band on which were several Harvard men. This headed the Bohemian Brigade, of which notice was made in earlier issues...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mugwumps in Line. | 10/31/1884 | See Source »

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