Word: aglow
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...procession consumed about two hours in its march, going over the prescribed route with few delays. Quincy Street was aglow with lights and lanterns. In front of the President's house a platform had been built from which a large number of guests viewed the parade. Almost the whole of the line of march was illuminated by brilliantly lighted and decorated houses, bengal-lights and lanterns. The most beautiful scenes were at Beck Hall, Brattle Street and Garden Street near the old Elm. All the buildings along the route were lustily cheered, the CRIMSON cheer making itself more dear than...
...seated. Every house was decorated with bunting and evergreen, and from every house-top floated the twin yellow and red of the Duchy of Baden. From all points of the compass long railroad trains came pouring in; all the hotels were filled; the streets were thronged; every face was aglow with enthusiasm...
...face aglow in the firelight...
CHAPTER V.Persimmons, '84, stood in his own room at 10.30 P.M. His face was aglow with pleasure. He had just returned from an evening party. Tootsy had been there, and they had had a long interview. All at length was settled. He and Tootsy were going to elope! They had been growing more and more fond of each other as their acquaintance ripened, and had finally found they could not exist apart...
...large body of distinguished men was assembled one bleak, cold night of last February in Appleton Chapel. It was a moving sight, - partly because they were obliged to walk about in order to keep warm. Doctor B-rt-l's "serene, saint-like face" was all aglow from the effects of a walk in the wind; whereas the muscular Christianity of Ph-ll-ps Br-ks was merely gently stimulated by the chilly atmosphere. Mr. J-mes T. F-lds had quite forgotten to follow T-nnys-n about and ask, "How do you feel now?" but stood shivering over...