Word: behind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...obtained through the glass doors or from the exhibition room above. Almost every visitor tramps through the reading-room, but searcely one in ten ascends to the exhibition room, where the curiosities of the Library are displayed to any wishing to see them. Visitors are not admitted behind the counter of a banking-house to gaze over the shoulders of the busy clerks; why should they be admitted into our counting-house, to disturb us by their stares and whispered comments...
THERE are numerous curiosities to be seen in the public exhibition-room of the Library. It is reached by the iron staircase behind the catalogue. There are illuminated Books of Hours, old calendars, Hebrew MSS., chained monastic MSS., and other objects of interest, which are well worth a visit...
...front of their cabin. The apparition of this beautiful girl set the last charm upon the loveliness of the spot. The utter solitude of the forest around; the white water of the river, that mirrored the hemlocks hanging in rich tracery over its edge; the densely wooded mountains behind, that rose blue in the thin autumnal haze, - all were consecrated by her presence. She was a perfect Diana, save that she would not have kissed Endymion; but if she had Endymion could never have resisted...
...Class Fund. In all previous classes it has been held obligatory for every man to contribute to the full extent of his means; and we trust that the members of the Class of '80, who have always been so liberal in their contributions to subscription-lists, will not fall behind in subscribing to the Class fund, the last and most pressing call upon the liberality of the present Senior class. The fund is a class fund, for the purpose of defraying all future class expenses; and by the liberality of the subscriptions is shown the interest that the each...
...fifty-mile amateur go-as-you-please race, which came off on the Stamford Bridge Grounds, London, England, December 25, Firminger, L. A. C. H. H., won in the unprecedented time of 6 hr. 38 min. 41 sec. Dunning was only 130 yards behind when Firminger reached the tape; his time...