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"ref": "1881, William Richardson, Alma Mater: and Other Poems, page 127:",
"text": "'Twas on a morning, ere the Spring Had quickened ev'ry mortal thing, Within a place where students bring Their stomachs pranky, heads not full, Fresh as the sod, and raw from school ; To gather aids from dusty books Which unimpress their varied looks.",
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"ref": "1993, Rosalyn Alsobrook, Passion for Hire, →ISBN, page 317:",
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"ref": "1999, Inderjit Singh Jaijee, Politics of genocide: Punjab, 1984-1998, page 112:",
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"ref": "2012, Rene Gutteridge, Heart of the Country, →ISBN, page 41:",
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