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U niversity of London Sir
Durham can crow it o'er the U- -niversity of London, Sir! -niversity of London, Sir!
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 by Various

up nights or losin sleep
"'These yere kin of Spencer's stands his absence ca'mly, an' no one hears of their settin' up nights, or losin' sleep, wonderin' where he's at.
— from Wolfville Days by Alfred Henry Lewis

up new ones largely social
The old issues, however, had been disposed of, and in their place sprang up new ones, largely social and economic in character.
— from The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg

U niversity of London Sir
Provincial Colleges have exclu- -sive rights denied to the poor U- -niversity of London, Sir? -niversity of London, Sir!
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 by Various

U niversity of London Sir
You're only a mere Medical Stu- -dent at the sorely slighted U- -niversity of London, Sir. -niversity of London, Sir! VI. Off—to Newcastle, boy!
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 by Various

use namely of large sheets
[Pg 86] It has to be borne in mind that most of the devices adopted by the glass painters—the use, namely, of large sheets of fragile glass, and the avoidance of strengthening leads, no less than the resort to soft enamel, whether for colour or for shading—all go to make it more perishable.
— from Windows: A Book About Stained & Painted Glass by Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman) Day

U niversity of London Sir
Provincial pedants flout the U- -niversity of London, Sir! -niversity of London,
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 30, 1891 by Various


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