Word: asleep
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...flung suddenly, when fast asleep, out of a car-window into a river manages to swim, with one shoulder broken, to the shore. Upon crawling up he hears behind him from the wrecked and sinking cars a woman's voice begging help. The man goes back into the river, crippled as he is, but is too late. The woman perishes before her rescuer can reach her, who nevertheless brings back to land and life a man lying on the car who cannot swim. Clarence Morgan of Buffalo, manager of the Depew Improvement Company, a young Harvard graduate of the class...
...company is most happily cast. Mr. Wolff surprised the vast audience by giving a wonderfully fife-like performance of Rip, the Village Vagabond,- all the nice tone gradations of the sympathetic scenes were most artistically made, and one cannot soon forget the finale of Act 2, where Rip falls asleep surrounded by Hendrick Hudson and his ghostly crew. Miss Lane was charming-she can do nothing badly,- while Miss Leighton added to the fun of the piece in comc love scenes with Mr. Wooley. Messrs. Persse, Murray, and Read came in for a good share of favor...
Although the Harvard men played well most of the time, they were caught napping three times. The first time was when Grant stole to third while the in-fielders were asleep; the second time was when Rand was caught off first base by Murphy who had kept the ball hidden. In the third Burgess was caught off second after he had made a two-bagger...
...student comes to do his studying the results of the close air still cling to him, his brain does not work quickly, and he becomes drowsy. Everyone knows how much longer it takes to learn a lesson, if he is all the time on the verge of falling asleep, than if he could put all his energies into his work. Close air in a recitation room brings on this sleepiness; fresh air will do much to destroy...
Ninety-four's great fault seems to be slowness. The men line up slowly, give the signal slowly and start slowly. The whole team seems to be asleep when they begin practice and what is worse they never wake up. The men need snap and life in their play, and until they get this the team will never play well...