Word: almost
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...size of the sail-cloth in which Helen, the divine of women, was wrapped when the lily-like voiced ancients threw one to the other the winged word, as she passed them by; he can tell you who was the grandmother of Apollo; in fine he can tell you almost anything, but he is not a "bold, bad man." What is he, she, or it, then? Well, in the first place he generally "rags something less than 99 per cent., but he does not play the "Advocate's" little poker game. No. He wears glasses. Not dude glasses, nor goggles...
Yale's play was almost entirely negative, wasting time, interfering with the ball, every rusher seizing and holding a man, all with the one purpose of meeting our splendid system of offensive play. They played a dogged, sullen, grovelling game, not for the sake of the sport, but solely to win. The discipline was perfect. There was little offensive play...
With this working machinery, bills are introduced and put through all the readings and forms of a deliberative assembly, and adopted or rejected according to the disposition of the house. The opposition benches are, as a rule, almost as full as the ministerial seats, causing the rivalry to be very active and the interest unflagging. Meetings are held every Monday evening at 8 o'clock, and the house seldom adjourns before 11 p.m. The attendance is very large, often reaching twenty-five or thirty, while an excellent rule, that three successive absences shall be equivalent to a resignation, insures constant...
...spirit. In the second half she improved considerably, but even then Yale's playing was superior. The score was in favor of Princeton by the sheerest luck. But in all the beauties of the game Yale far excelled. Could the game be played over to-day it is the almost universal opinion that the chances would be two to one in favor of Yale's winning...
Long runs have been taken by the crew and substitutes during the many pleasant days of the fall. From ten to twelve miles have often been covered. The final make-up of the eight is of course extremely uncertain as yet, and all guesses must be almost valueless. Of last year's crew, five men are now in college who intend to row this year. Mumford, Keyes, Brooks, Burgess and Colony. These men are all '87, while Alexander, Remington, and Ayer of last year's substitutes are also '87. At first glance it would seem as if '87 would...