silverspoon

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But these cases are rare, for the reason already hinted, that nothing gives so good an appetite for out-door life as this indoor activity. It alternates admirably with skating, and seduces irresistibly into walking or rowing when spring arrives. My young friend Silverspoon, indeed, thinks that a good trot on a fast horse is worth all the gymnastics in the world.

Various - The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861