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Word: virgin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1870-1879
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...least four colleges will enter Freshman crews at Saratoga, - Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. Amherst is doubtful about trusting the virgin innocence of Freshmen in such an abode of wickedness, although her University crew have steeled their minds to brave temptation this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BREVITIES. | 3/26/1875 | See Source »

...they besought the Virgin's grace...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: IN PERU. | 4/10/1874 | See Source »

...France are not in sympathy with any enlightenment of the people. As a result, it is as much religious instruction that is given in our schools as primary instruction. The pupils learn little reading or writing, but much catechism; little history, but in its stead prayers to the Virgin. While, as regards giving our children some indispensable principles of life, some idea of their rights and duties as citizens, - for they must some time become citizens, good or bad, - that is not to be thought of. That would be an unheard-of piece of audacity, a wild undertaking, the thought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF FRANCE. | 1/16/1874 | See Source »

...YOUTH beginning Latin astonished his schoolmistress by translating Virgin: Vir, a man; gin, a trap; virgin, a mantrap...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Our Exchanges. | 12/19/1873 | See Source »

Among the woodcuts we have the Seven Angels of the Apocalypse, which is a most surprising and interesting print, and rewards attention; below it there is the lower half of the "Rest in Egypt," The Virgin in this picture is really beautiful, and the sporting and toiling angels are worthy of the cheerful Benozzo Gozzoli...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ENGRAVINGS. | 12/5/1873 | See Source »

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