Word: turoring
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...Victorian Matthew Arnold condescendingly termed it. The elegant and indispensable 18th century. Sure, there were plenty of quaint leisurely settings in 18th century England but to generalize in such a way about any lengthy period of history is dangerous, and in this case quite misleading. The age between the turor of the Civil Wars and the clamor of the Industrial Revolution does not boast such climate historical events. Yet studies of 18th century English literature and society reveal this as a fascinating time of no little complexity...
...Sugar riot, swept through the town, brought ill-feeling among townspeople for a time, and passed over. The second revolt crept into public notice in a relatively obscure way: through the mail columns of the Daily Princetonians.The writer of the original letter, name withheld by request, began the whole turor. "I'm sending my son to Williams," NWBR announced, "because by 1980 Princeton will be a glorified prep school, revered by 3000 grinds and namby-pambys . . . To make Princeton over into an intellectual haven, the little men in Nassan Hall have two things they must do. First they must keep...
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