Word: brought
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...three bold youths applied to the proper authority, and were promised a role in the Saturday matinee. In "Faust" they had a grand chance to display their military training. On Monday "Il Trovatore" found five already in the secret. But the triumph was reserved for Friday night, when "Aida" brought them out twenty strong. With what pride did the standard-bearers look upon the rowing men, who were selected to bring in the victorious Radames; and in the vocal line, who can think of the stirring chorus, "Gloria all' Egitto e ad Iside!" without remembering that the volume was increased...
...brought him all bewildered there...
...benefit of the curious, we will state that the Northwestern University is at Evanston. We learn from the title-page that Evanston is in Illinois; we regret that we cannot indicate its situation more definitely to our readers, as our latest atlas is only brought down to the year...
...literary entertainment of the evening opened with a short speech from the President, Mr. H. P. Jaques, in which he congratulated the class on the occasion which had brought them together, occurring as it does but once during the course, and said that he hoped the event of the evening would serve to correct the impression so generally prevalent among the proprietors of the Boston hotels, that it is impossible for Sophomores to hold a class supper and conduct themselves in a becoming manner. He then introduced the orator of the evening, Mr. J. F. Botume...
...second toast was, "The Class of '76," to which Mr. R. W. Curtis responded. Mr. Curtis's peculiar province had been, to a certain extent, invaded by Mr. Botume; but he brought out several new points of interest in regard to boating and ball matters, concluding with a touching allusion to the Cricket Club, which, he remarked, had played one or two games during the year, "with more or less success...