Word: vein
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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DIFFERENCE between a vein and a treadmill? The gore flows in one, and in the other the floor goes...
...blood that has rolled through our youthful vein...
...well-known - of this city, called at his residence on - Street last evening, to the complete surprise of himself and his excellent lady, who nevertheless exerted themselves, with their usual affability, to make their guests at home. During the evening, -, Esq., made a brief speech in his usual happy vein, at the close of which he made the worthy couple the recipients of -. This valuable present was a well-merited testimonial of respect and esteem for the long and valuable public services of Mr. -, and was feelingly accepted by that gentleman in a few well-chosen remarks. After doing justice...
...undiscovered. True, with our limited experience, and wit perhaps, we can hardly expect our efforts to bear even a favorable comparison with the elaborately finished work of a Holmes or Warner, whose humor seldom offends in essence or expression; yet if we would succeed at all in this vein, our style, like theirs, must be characterized by simplicity and elegance, our productions must possess pith and raciness...
...questions arising as to the management and condition of the Thayer Club are often spoken and written of by students in a humorous or flippant vein. We propose to consider these questions rather more seriously, for we know them to be of interest and importance to a large body of undergraduates...