Word: bounding
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...London, wherein you have the Narration of the Two late dreadful Judgements of Plague and Fire inflicted by the Lord upon that City," shows that it was bought of a printer. Samuel Green, February 29, 1667, at which time Adams was a Freshman in College. The volume was bound in its present form by William Adams's son, Eliphalet Adams (H. C. 1694), who was ordained pastor of the First Church of New London about 1708. At his death his library was bought by Nathaniel Shaw, a wealthy parishioner, from whom if passed through his granddaughter. Polly Shaw...
...importance of the captain in our athletics. A Harvard captain is practically supreme in this sport, subject to the advice and counsel of the Athletic Committee, and a strong personality may spread his influence through all the members on the squad and obtain a loyalty and perseverance which is bound to produce good results...
...Buddhist doctrine is this,--that a man consists of states of consciousness; and in the persistence of these states the question of man's immortality is bound up. States of consciousness are divisible into two classes: those that originate from without and those that originate from within. The first are conditioned by time and space, the latter are not. A state of consciousness may originate through the senses, by the will, or spontaneously...
...trolley cars will then take the Class at law-defying speed to Rowe's Wharf, where it will board the "Lusitania," nee "King Philip," Fighting Bob, our captain, will then weigh anchor (500 pounds or thereabouts) and, assisted by his enthusiastic sky-pilots, will steer into mid-stream. Fairly bound for Nantasket Point, the keg-tappers start their work. On arriving at the Point, baseball games, track meets and swimming races will occupy the time until the tempting odor of a barbecue announces the serving of a collation by Oscar, of the Waldorf. Singing by class talent will beguile...
...second and third base, and Emerson singled to centre, bringing in two runs. Hicks passed Conroy, and Schildmiller's short single to right filled the bases again. Glaze flied out to Aronson, and Leonard, the next man up, hit hard to left. The ball took a bad bound on the running track, Lanigan threw wild to third, and three men scored. Mitchell was out on a fly to right field. Dartmouth's last run was made in the sixth inning, when Hobart singled and, with Eaton's sacrifice and a wild pitch, Hobart came home...