Word: youthe
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...cares, dear youth...
Some luckless youth I vow to trap...
...FRINGE of my napkin, Doo Ling Hichae-chong sends unto thee greeting: Thou mayest well be surprised at the many strange customs of the Americans. Hearken, O magnet of my existence, to the habits I have observed among the learned youth of this great country; for you must know that in this country the youth are very wise, while the old men are they who seek to gain knowledge. I was much pleased and astonished last week when I attended what they call a recitation. The young men, having investigated some branch of learning, enter the room prepared and eager...
...tail, farewell. May the rising sun find thee prosperous, and the setting sun leave thee happy. This is the wish of the companion of thy youth...
...whole show, - the baby elephant. It was named "Prayers," and was regarded as the spoilt child of the University. Fear-of-Public-Opinion bolstered its tottering steps on one side; rigid penalties - including suspension - performed this graceful office on the other. A choir - of one feeble-voiced, hired youth - walked in front, enticing it on by singing melancholy hymns. Altogether, it was a forlorn-looking creature...